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
With that, the kids scatter to their places, the house lights go down, the stage lights come up and the show begins.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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
When I looked back at the house, lights were on but no one was outside yet, a testament to the brilliant simplicity of the well-Vaselined doorknob.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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