twilight
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- /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
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- I have no time for worry in this twilight of my life.
What What are you excited about or optimistic about in this twilight of the American Century?
- What What are you excited about or optimistic about in this twilight of the American Century?
- So I walk in the studio the the first day and there are some guys from the Wrecking Crew 'cause they were, they were kind of in their twilight, but still they.
- But the other side is this is the twilight of his career and people remember the thing that you left them with.
- So I think, you know, the way I think about citizenship obviously has evolved from, you know, as an aging person in this twilight years.
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I think Fielder is a perfect example... a past-his-prime power hitter in the twilight of his career using up a roster spot.
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Overbay is an average player and is in the twilight of his career.
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But the other side is this is the twilight of his career and people remember the thing that you left them with.
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An old man in the twilight of his life.
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I grew up in the twilight of a great empire.
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When I was sober, I was worried about, "Is this the twilight of my career?"
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Now that I'm getting to my twilight years, I am wondering what is going to happen after I pass away.
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But now in the twilight of my life, this understanding has passed into contentment.
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As more people are entering their twilight years, the need for homecare nurses is going to keep increasing.
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As we witness the twilight of the once-vibrant community, many reflect on its past achievements.
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Morphology
twilight = twi + light
Although historically built from a bound element related to division and 'light', the figurative sense 'period of decline' is not recoverable by standard modern English morphology.
Etymology
Twilight uses the same parts twi- 'two' and light to suggest a time 'between' day and night, and people borrow that image for times near the end of life or a period. So twilight can mean a time of decline after a time of success.