A figure, then two figures, shimmered in the darkening air before Columbus.
As she did so, a second figure shimmered out of the air, taking on a solid form.
He'd almost reached the cellar door when a figure shimmered into focus before him.
As he watched, the figure and its garments shimmered, then dissolved into dust.
The figure before him shimmered in cold blue.
And if things weren't bad enough, three figures shimmered in front of the stone manor house, then solidified.
A second later, the two figures shimmered into nothingness.
The mounted figure shimmered in the heat as the car approached.
A figure shimmered into being on the far side of the hall, a tall man wearing purple robes.
The dark figure in the hologram shimmered with movement.