klieg light
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of klieg light
1925–30, named after the brothers J. H. Kliegl (1869–1959) and Anton Kliegl (1872–1927), German-born American inventors; final l of Kliegl probably taken as initial l of light
Example Sentences
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Spectacle, the klieg light of the powerful since before even the ancient Olympics, is still more than capable of blinding us to the dark.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
His testimony at that trial last spring — which I attended — was a revelation, as with disarming candor he shined a klieg light on the play-for-cash business that is major college hoops.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2020
Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater, a two-screen venue in the Saddle Creek Records complex, shines a klieg light on foreign and independent films, documentaries, retrospectives and other non-kapow! fare.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2017
No, she didn't get a million bucks, but I know how we can do it – you pick up the klieg light, and I'll hold the envelope.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2013
Middle schoolers assume they’re living under a giant klieg light and that everyone is watching their every move.
From Salon • May 22, 2012
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