lamplight
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lamplight
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t long until I saw the lamplight in the windows of our home.
From Literature
His skin in the lamplight looked gray, and his eyes had purple smudges beneath them.
From Literature
Pressing close to the train, I made sure the stranger couldn’t see me as I stayed just outside each circle of lamplight.
From Literature
By lamplight he would read her poetry and ask her opinion on everything, more often than not deciding that she was right.
From Literature
Around Viola’s felled tree, lamplights of historical knowledge flicker like electrified fireflies.
From Los Angeles Times
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