Twilight
noun
The time of day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark.
We sat on the beach watching the twilight.
Often appears as...
- twilight hours
- twilight sky
noun
A state of uncertainty, vagueness, or gloom.
He is in the twilight of his career.
Often appears as...
- twilight of life
- twilight of career
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Figurative
adjective
Relating to the period of twilight.
They took a twilight stroll in the park.
Often appears as...
- twilight stroll
- twilight period
noun
A period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline.
The industry is in its twilight years.
Often appears as...
- twilight years
- twilight of empire
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Figurative
noun
The time of day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark.
We sat on the beach watching the twilight.
Often appears as...
- twilight hours
- twilight sky
noun
A state of uncertainty, vagueness, or gloom.
He is in the twilight of his career.
Often appears as...
- twilight of life
- twilight of career
Usage tips
Figurative
adjective
Relating to the period of twilight.
They took a twilight stroll in the park.
Often appears as...
- twilight stroll
- twilight period
noun
A period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline.
The industry is in its twilight years.
Often appears as...
- twilight years
- twilight of empire
Usage tips
Figurative
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Pro Tip 1/3Natural Imagery
Used to describe moments or scenery with peaceful or serene qualities.
The painter captured the twilight's serene beauty.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Nighttime
Remember, it's not dark like night; there's still light in the sky.
Even in the twilight, I could see the path ahead.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Specific
Refers to the time before nightfall, after sunset.
We began our hike in the cool of twilight.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Imagery
Used to describe moments or scenery with peaceful or serene qualities.
The painter captured the twilight's serene beauty.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Nighttime
Remember, it's not dark like night; there's still light in the sky.
Even in the twilight, I could see the path ahead.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Specific
Refers to the time before nightfall, after sunset.
We began our hike in the cool of twilight.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Imagery
Used to describe moments or scenery with peaceful or serene qualities.
The painter captured the twilight's serene beauty.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Nighttime
Remember, it's not dark like night; there's still light in the sky.
Even in the twilight, I could see the path ahead.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Specific
Refers to the time before nightfall, after sunset.
We began our hike in the cool of twilight.
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The shocking danger of...
where the health of entire populations is at stake but you find yourself trapped in this twilight zone of denial and disbelief, what is your moral and ethical obligation? Obviously, scientists are responsible for telling the truth as they see it, based on evidence.
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Stewart Brand: Building...
Then there's the point of embarkation, that is, the point of transition from ordinary life to being a pilgrim on a quest. Then -- this is a nice image of it, there's the labyrinth. The labyrinth is a concept, it's like a twilight zone,
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Frank Drake’s Cosmic...
ten of the world's leading scientists have found their way to a remote spot in the allegheny mountains they're there in secret to talk about searching for aliens okay hang on this isn't the beginning of a twilight zone episode
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The discoveries awaiting...
I bet all of you are familiar with this view of the ocean, but the thing is, most of the ocean looks nothing like this. Below the sunlit surface waters, there's an otherworldly realm known as the twilight zone.
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Why do cats have...
House cats, for one, are twilight hunters with vertically elongated pupils. In the dark, these structures expand dramatically, taking in the available light. When it’s bright, they shrink into slits.
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5 Degrees Warmer:...
world which is much warmer than now fire degrees it's going to be inconceivable that human civilization can withstand that kind of a climatic shock now we enter the twilight zone of
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You owe it to yourself...
First, there were the colors. Up above, it was a deep purple-grey, like twilight. But on the horizon it was orange, like sunset, 360 degrees. And up above, in the twilight,
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How we'll become cyborgs...
During the twilight years of this century, I believe humans will be unrecognizable in morphology and dynamics from what we are today. Humanity will take flight and soar.
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New Invention Keeps...
that's why life sound sounds awesome right and it is the twilight zone is essentially an area that's below the limits of normal recreational scuba
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Discovering underwater...
we're passing through the twilight zone where the sunlight fades into the eternal darkness most of life on Earth
Video examples
The shocking danger of...
where the health of entire populations is at stake but you find yourself trapped in this twilight zone of denial and disbelief, what is your moral and ethical obligation? Obviously, scientists are responsible for telling the truth as they see it, based on evidence.
Video examples
Stewart Brand: Building...
Then there's the point of embarkation, that is, the point of transition from ordinary life to being a pilgrim on a quest. Then -- this is a nice image of it, there's the labyrinth. The labyrinth is a concept, it's like a twilight zone,
Video examples
Frank Drake’s Cosmic...
ten of the world's leading scientists have found their way to a remote spot in the allegheny mountains they're there in secret to talk about searching for aliens okay hang on this isn't the beginning of a twilight zone episode
Video examples
The discoveries awaiting...
I bet all of you are familiar with this view of the ocean, but the thing is, most of the ocean looks nothing like this. Below the sunlit surface waters, there's an otherworldly realm known as the twilight zone.
Video examples
Why do cats have...
House cats, for one, are twilight hunters with vertically elongated pupils. In the dark, these structures expand dramatically, taking in the available light. When it’s bright, they shrink into slits.
Video examples
5 Degrees Warmer:...
world which is much warmer than now fire degrees it's going to be inconceivable that human civilization can withstand that kind of a climatic shock now we enter the twilight zone of
Video examples
You owe it to yourself...
First, there were the colors. Up above, it was a deep purple-grey, like twilight. But on the horizon it was orange, like sunset, 360 degrees. And up above, in the twilight,
Video examples
How we'll become cyborgs...
During the twilight years of this century, I believe humans will be unrecognizable in morphology and dynamics from what we are today. Humanity will take flight and soar.
Video examples
New Invention Keeps...
that's why life sound sounds awesome right and it is the twilight zone is essentially an area that's below the limits of normal recreational scuba
Video examples
Discovering underwater...
we're passing through the twilight zone where the sunlight fades into the eternal darkness most of life on Earth
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Quote examples
Jacki Weaver
Australian Actress
It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years.
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George Edward Moore
English Philosopher
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.
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Charles Nelson Reilly
American Actor
A voice in my head tells me that I'm at the twilight of an extraordinary life. I say extraordinary because of the people who have loved me. I say twilight because of what people say to me in the supermarket.
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Sean Brady
Irish Clergyman
We live in a twilight sort of world where, unfortunately, the perception of the seriousness of abortion - has grown progressively obscured in the minds of many of our contemporaries.
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Woodrow Wilson
American President
You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the twilight into the broadening day before the noon comes and the full sun is upon the landscape.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Some people spend their lives building ultimate dream homes so they can enjoy their twilight years... Others spend their last days in nursing homes.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
If in the twilight of memory we should meet once more, we shall speak again together and you shall sing to me a deeper song.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
Love prefers twilight to daylight.
Quote examples
Jacki Weaver
Australian Actress
It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years.
Quote examples
George Edward Moore
English Philosopher
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.
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Charles Nelson Reilly
American Actor
A voice in my head tells me that I'm at the twilight of an extraordinary life. I say extraordinary because of the people who have loved me. I say twilight because of what people say to me in the supermarket.
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Sean Brady
Irish Clergyman
We live in a twilight sort of world where, unfortunately, the perception of the seriousness of abortion - has grown progressively obscured in the minds of many of our contemporaries.
Quote examples
Woodrow Wilson
American President
You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the twilight into the broadening day before the noon comes and the full sun is upon the landscape.
Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Some people spend their lives building ultimate dream homes so they can enjoy their twilight years... Others spend their last days in nursing homes.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
If in the twilight of memory we should meet once more, we shall speak again together and you shall sing to me a deeper song.
Quote examples
H. G. Wells
English Author
The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
Quote examples
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
Love prefers twilight to daylight.
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