houselights
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of houselights
Vocabulary lists containing houselights
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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Note: “The King’s Man” contains just enough far-fetched-sounding facts to send you running straight for Wikipedia as soon as the houselights come up.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2021
I can't imagine what it feels like for you at this moment when the houselights are dim all over the world.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2020
As the houselights go down, the stage lights come up; the ambience is pearly gray.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 23, 2015
You hardly have a chance to wipe the tears away before the houselights come up.
From Time ● Mar. 2, 2015
I slowly bring down the houselights with one hand while bringing up the stage lights with the other.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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