fairy lights

British  

plural noun

1. small coloured electric bulbs strung together and used for decoration, esp on a Christmas tree

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Example Sentences

Illuminated by fairy lights and a rosy sunset, a willowy queen named Sheryka lip-synced to Toni Braxton and danced to a brisk guaguancó number with a friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Sombr’s debut album, “I Barely Know Her,” wouldn’t be out for a few days yet, but under the patio’s twinkling fairy lights, he was already sweating the numbers a bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Wild camping is "not about large tents and fairy lights" Dartmoor's authority has said after a court decision affirming the right to pitch a tent on the moor.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

I moaned and groaned about the ridiculous minutiae with all my mom friends, but secretly I loved every video about 12 ways to decorate with fairy lights.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2024

Christmas decorations still hung on the walls, and a few strings of coloured fairy lights blinked on and off, like a secret code.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick