light bulb moment
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of light bulb moment
C20: from the cartoon image of a light bulb lighting up above a character's head when he or she has an idea
Example Sentences
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But it was a light bulb moment with the swing that made the most profound change.
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She’d often mix her mayo with Marconi hot giardiniera relish to make her own sauce, which sparked the light bulb moment.
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“I noticed that my kids just didn’t differentiate. It was just such a light bulb moment for me. This is how it should be. More exposure to the full spectrum of humanity.”
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And that painful incident eight years ago was her “light bulb moment.”
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All his tinkering, spread across thousands of practice throws, led to a “light bulb moment” in that barn in December 2022.
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