house lights
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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By which point I was ready to bring up the house lights myself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The house lights turned on as 2,800 people rose to their feet for endless applause.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
But under the house lights each week on live TV, Johnson knows storylines are sold on his Hollywood heel persona.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
The production opens with the house lights up and the actors introducing themselves and the survivor each is portraying.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023
The curtain was dropped, the house lights came on, and the chanting softened, faded, and died.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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