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Flickered | Flicker | Flickering | Flickers

Flickered meaning

simple past and past participle of flicker

Using Flickered

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of flicker
  • In the example corpus, flickered often appears in combinations such as: flickered in, flickered on, flickered at.

Context around Flickered

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

light 2× lights 2× candles 2× finally 2× hues 1× law 1× constantly 1× shapes 1× lanterns 1× projection 1×

Often after:

across 2× overhead 2× off 1×

Sentence patterns with Flickered

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a frown flickered across his 1× a projection flickered to life 1× bright lights flickered for goals 1× candles flickered on the 1× few candles flickered at the 1× gun law flickered out when 1× it constantly flickered and the 1× lavender hues flickered across the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few candles 1× a frown flickered 1× a pumpkin spice 1× after ursinus senior 1× candles flickered on 1× in a night 1×

Common sentence endings:

13 4 lead 1× 21 years old 1× a red light 1× across his face 1× across the waves 1× at the base 1×

Words around Flickered

Just before it in the word index:

flicker 118 flicked 114 flicka 4 flick 552 flic 3 fli 4

Just after it in the word index:

flickerfest 3 flickering 61 flickerman 3 flickers 25 flickfilosopher 2 flicking 53

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarons 33 abra 33 accelerations 33 accies 33 adepoju 33 aduana 33

Corpus analysis for Flickered

  • In this selection, "flickered" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, light, lights, candles, across, overhead and off stand out and add context to how "flickered" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a frown flickered across his and a projection flickered to life. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flickered" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flickered

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She flickered with recognition. (4 words)

Sometimes shapes flickered in and out. (6 words)

A frown flickered across his face. (6 words)

Longer example sentences

Last week though, a rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out when Republicans stalled a bill that would have raised the purchase age for certain AR-style semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 years old. (41 words)

In a night game Nov. 5, the Cobras won their first ever sectional soccer title at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill’s fancy stadium, where the bright lights flickered for goals — two by Grimes and only one for Westmoreland-Oriskany. (38 words)

Samsung’s first iteration of the folding smartphone, the $1,980 Galaxy Fold, was delayed by several months last year after early reviewers flagged that it constantly flickered and the folding screen broke too easily. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

At 5 a.m., lavender hues flickered across the waves.

Last week though, a rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out when Republicans stalled a bill that would have raised the purchase age for certain AR-style semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 years old.

Light flickered in the back as the singer twirled her white cape in the wind.

The lights flickered, so we ain't going anywhere yet.

Candles flickered on the walls and the air was filled with dust and stench.

Palace finally flickered into life in first-half stoppage time when Sarr was denied by a fine save from Alisson after finding a gap in the Liverpool defence.

She flickered with recognition.

Samsung’s first iteration of the folding smartphone, the $1,980 Galaxy Fold, was delayed by several months last year after early reviewers flagged that it constantly flickered and the folding screen broke too easily.

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In a night game Nov. 5, the Cobras won their first ever sectional soccer title at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill’s fancy stadium, where the bright lights flickered for goals — two by Grimes and only one for Westmoreland-Oriskany.

Sometimes shapes flickered in and out.

Suddenly a yellow traffic light flickered overhead, followed seconds later, he said, by a red light.

The Headless Horseman loomed over the hub in front of Carthay Circle restaurant as jack-o- lanterns flickered on balconies and purple lights twinkled in a canopy of trees.

The lights on the stage went off and a projection flickered to life as grainy images of a sad looking and dilapidated house appeared.

Twitter flickered off again shortly after, bringing the social media event to its conclusion.

With teams no longer required to sacrifice draft picks or signing-bonus money, the stagnant market finally flickered to life for Kimbrel.

With the playwright seemingly oblivious to the lightning that flickered overhead, we took a picture of him beaming under the Griff's sign, which is to The Grove what the Hollywood sign is to Hollywood.

A few candles flickered at the base.

A frown flickered across his face.

After Ursinus’ senior attacker Taylor DeBernardi flickered in a goal, the team scored six unanswered goals and accumulated a favorable 13-4 lead.

A pumpkin-spice candle flickered at a dinner table, which despite the size of the family somehow had only two chairs.

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Common combinations with flickered

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flickered" in a sentence?
An example: "At 5 a.m., lavender hues flickered across the waves." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "flickered" from authentic English texts.
What does "flickered" mean?
Flickered means: simple past and past participle of flicker
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