Lights were on in all the other houses; televisions flickered through their windows; two kids roller-bladed along the pavement.

The television flickered, and from an angle I could see the girl chicken jumping up and down, hands to her face.

George was asleep on the settee in the dark living room; the silent television flickered in the corner.

Behind Eileen the television flickered and launched into a loud musical commercial.

The television flickered, flashed an acknowledgment from the bank.

The television, which had been showing snow, flickered into life again.

He hadn't finished giving the order when the television flickered and went white, then settled down into its perpetual springtime scene that meant off.

Behind him, the television flickered silently, sound muted.

It was a small bar, smoky but almost empty, and a television flickered silently above the shelves.

A few moments later the televisions flickered and the lights went out.