The hall looked different at night, quite festive with pine torches crackling all along the walls, popping with an occasional blue flare of turpentine.

Dr. Brundtland was a formidable politician who showed an occasional flare of humor.

Dorrin can sense just that, although he still can see nothing except occasional white flares of light.

They simply took Cranston for what he appeared to be - a wealthy club member, with an occasional flare for adventure.

Volyova detected the occasional flare of exotic radiation from the vicinity of the works.

By Dark, the only trace of the former front was the occasional white flares that were sent up, here and there, by a bypassed strong point.

It was dark except for the occasional flare of a safety sparkler.

Other than the occasional flare of temper, he was not one to show emotion.

She'd caught occasional flares of connection during the trip, longer and more distinct than the microflashes she'd gotten from the Bean.

There were sounds up beyond the house and an occasional flare of lights at the corner of the building-vehicles in motion.