fairy lights
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Some of the vehicles abandoned by foreign forces went on display this week, including a Humvee covered in dusty footprints and wrapped in fairy lights.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
Are grad students too old to decorate with fairy lights?
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2024
I put the tree together, and strung its fairy lights.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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