alternating light
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The alternating light and darkness here, and throughout “Ever After,” is a wonderful leitmotif for the women’s labyrinthian path, the journey of heroes.
From Los Angeles Times
Make a stack of 4 dough squares, alternating light and dark doughs.
From Seattle Times
Their trunks made patterns of alternating light and dark beneath the canopy of branches.
From Literature
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The chain catshark has an alternating light and dark fluorescent pattern but no spots.
From National Geographic
The result is a series of alternating light and dark ridges.
From Scientific American
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