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Examples of lamplight in a Sentence
We could see the glow of lamplight in the window.
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Blood flows darkly and scenes are lighted by flame: a raging fire on the field as Ludvig and his outlaw workers burn the heather, blazing candelabras illuminating an intimidating manor dinner, feeble lamplight beating back the foggy night as Ludvig battles the dirt with his bare hands.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Blood flows darkly and scenes are lit by flame: a raging fire on the field as Ludvig and his outlaw workers burn the heather; blazing candelabras illuminating an intimidating manor dinner; feeble lamplight beating back the foggy night as Ludvig battles the dirt with his bare hands.
—Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
Ravi peered up at her through the circle of lamplight.
—Karan Mahajan, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
Written in 1806 by Christian Schubart, a contemporary of Mozart and Beethoven, the book Ideen zu einer Aesthetik der Tonkunst (Ideas Toward an Aesthetic of Music) is a lamplight of formal music education, containing perhaps history’s most vivid and instinctive descriptions of keys.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
Near the center of the painting is an open sewing box with a vivid red lining that catches the lamplight.
—Washington Post, 24 May 2023
In shrouding mists and unforgiving lamplight alike, Gurbán finds a startling range of color within the monochromatic palette.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023
Check them in the morning and afternoon sun and evening lamplight.
—Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
To confirm their light-sensing role, the researchers covered the centipedes’ antennae with tinfoil, blocking their exposure to the lamplight.
—Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 13 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of lamplight was
in the 14th century
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“Lamplight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamplight. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
lamplight
noun
lamp·light
ˈlam-ˌplīt
: the light of a lamp
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