glimmer

The references to “boltz” are scattered throughout tracks, brief glimmers of gratitude and joy which emerge from clouds of gloom.

That was enough to give Maher a glimmer of hope that somehow things would be all right.

There has in the past been bipartisan support for it among American legislators, and Dr Kituyi sees this as "a glimmer of hope".

On the left, strategists see a glimmer of light as they search for a clear political strategy.

The daughter of MP Sir David Amess said she still felt "betrayed" there would be no inquiry into his death, but that the prime minister had offered a "glimmer of hope" the government would reconsider.