lamps
- plural of lamp.
Example Sentences
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The pattern persisted until artificial light changed the economics of the night: gas lamps began lighting London's streets in 1807, people stayed up later, the gap between the two sleeps narrowed and eventually closed.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Patni commemorated Akash with a framed photograph and a life-size cutout, decorated with flowers and surrounded by scattered rose petals and lit lamps.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Lukewarm hot dogs and taquitos languishing on damp rollers or sweating beneath heat lamps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Capybara merch is wildly popular in the zoo’s gift shops, which sell 25,000 capybara-themed items a year: almost 7,000 plush toys, plus keychains, backpacks, cups, caps, bottles, slippers, and lamps.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
I could see from the flash of our lamps, as the rays fell on them, that the horses were coal-black and splendid animals.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
