floodlights
- present tense form of floodlight (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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That night floodlights illuminated Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament for the first time since 1939.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Interestingly, Prem Rugby revealed last week that the power of floodlights would be one of the criteria that clubs need to meet on a more extensive checklist for the league's franchise-style future.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Jarrell-Searcy would go to a public gym before 5am, work a 12-hour ambulance shift transporting non-emergency patients to hospital, before travelling to training at night under shonky floodlights.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
England wobbled at the start of their chase as the new white ball swung under the floodlights with the sun going down.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
There was only the face of the guard, his M-16 by his side, the floodlights coming from every angle, illuminating the faces of Zeitoun’s fellow prisoners, all drawn, exhausted, half-mad with fatigue and confusion.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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