through a/the shutter
Frequency: 5.94.7 per million words
Indicates light or sound passing through the gaps in a shutter.
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Examples (10)
- Daylight was filtering through the shutters when he woke up.
- We could see faint light seeping through the shutters.
- A sliver of moonlight shone through the shutters.
- He noticed dust motes dancing in the sunbeams that came through the shutters.
- The sound of the rain was muffled as it beat against the window panes behind the closed shutters, but some of it still managed to get through the shutters.
- A soft glow emanated from through the shutters, suggesting someone was awake inside.
- She peeked through a crack in the shutters to see if anyone was coming.
- The wind howled, and we could hear it whistling through the shutters.
- Even with the shutters drawn, a faint light managed to filter through the shutters.
- He could barely see through the shutters but heard footsteps approaching.