dim bulb
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Despite its proximity, it’s a dim bulb that is so faint that it demands a decent telescope to be seen at all.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 6, 2023
So it is understandable that Rivera in particular would embrace the glow that comes with a win that, upon further examination, might be a dim bulb.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Chris Smith may be a dim bulb, but he’s trying to cross Peacemaker over into the light to burn brighter.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2022
Next to her dresses, the most elaborate Paris stuff is a dim bulb — and growing weaker as European houses subtly cut back on handwork to meet rising labor costs.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2010
Finally they reached a little wooden shack like the one they’d stopped at earlier, where a dim bulb glowed on a bare wire over the door.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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