lamplight
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lamplight
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Their late, beloved Dolly Parton was a self-invented, child-free artistic genius and unabashed sex symbol in a devoted but open-minded marriage, who brought the lamplight of literature to children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Mist hangs over steep green hills; figures move through forests and village paths; fire and lamplight pick faces out of the darkness.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In the finale, Tamara Toumanova, a legend of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, is a streetwalker dancing by lamplight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
To confirm their light-sensing role, the researchers covered the centipedes’ antennae with tinfoil, blocking their exposure to the lamplight.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 12, 2023
The file on her mother’s desk—neatly labeled M.W. in her mother’s careful writing—had been quite full, and she had read everything, sitting in the lamplight in her mother’s office chair, while everyone slept quietly upstairs.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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