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Meanings of dim light in English

A lighting device in front of a vehicle designed to light the road ahead while limiting the light towards the other drivers.

      Usage of dim light in English
      1
      Here she saw in the dim light something moving in the water.
      Queer Stories for Boys and Girls
      2
      Her entire demeanor changed; even in the dim light she looked different.
      Affliction
      3
      The ticking of the clock could be heard, in the dim light.
      The Daughters of Danaus
      4
      Nightmaws could not see well, but perhaps the dim light would help.
      Arcanum Unbounded
      5
      It's there to let a dim light down into the cargo area.
      Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
      6
      The small window near the ceiling let in only a dim light.
      L'Assommoir
      7
      At the far end there was a dim light and a desk.
      The god project
      8
      The dim light and the ceaseless roar of the storm oppressed her.
      Brought Home
      9
      In the dim light I could see yet more people gathered inside.
      The Memoirs of Cleopatra
      10
      Kneeling before the dim light, she unrolled the paper with shaking hands.
      The Assassin’s Blade
      11
      Gradually it resolved itself into a low mound in the dim light.
      Taken Alive
      12
      In the dim light, I saw her hands make a familiar motion.
      The Wise Man’s Fear
      13
      The dim light of the stars was all that illumined the plain.
      In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
      14
      The dim light of a low gas jet illuminated the upper hall.
      The House of Mystery: An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Gra...
      15
      He saw her by a dim light cast from a salt-encrusted window.
      Brotherhood of the Wolf
      16
      Now she was alone in the dim light of two tallow candles.
      Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives.
      This collocation consists of:
      Dim light through the time
      Dim light across language varieties
      Canada
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Common