bright lights
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Slipping out of blankets and off of tall, puffy mattresses, we give thanks, take a crystal, a mantra card … and leave the giant mattress warehouse for the bright lights of Glendale Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Although an emergency room can keep someone safe, many autistic people find its bright lights, incessant noise and unfamiliarity to be more distressing than helpful.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The new Publix was built with bright lights and wider aisles to give customers more space to navigate with shopping carts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
As a result, being suddenly hit by very bright lights can temporarily make it very hard to see, even causing pain.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
I look up at the bright lights shining down until a shadow falls upon me.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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