candlelit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of candlelit
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But alone in her candlelit cottage, she’s visibly weary of her joyless routine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
It started off with a candlelit tribute from McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers dressed in white gathered at Christmas to mark the birth of what they describe as the "Black Messiah".
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
Christmas often inspires visions of perfection: the geometrically precise tree, the artfully arranged mantel, the candlelit feast a flawless tableau.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Harry glanced back at Hermione with a reassuring smile, but he was not sure she had seen it; she stood hugging herself in the midst of the candlelit squalor, looking toward the bookcase.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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