Example Sentences

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The retired river-fleet captain joined the class about a year ago and says he likes making miniature lighthouses because they remind him of his former life on the river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, journalist Hailey Branson-Potts shares her favorites from across the state — and offers tips for getting the best views.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

By the late 1890s, they were making "lamps for lighthouses" and specialised in aluminium.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

That image has been the reality for much of the past four months in the Reykjanes Peninsula in southern Iceland, which the country’s tourism website has called a “geological wonder where lighthouses outnumber villages.”

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Where were the lighthouses to guide my newly built ship of knowledge just setting sail on a perilous journey upon a vast, turbulent and unknown ocean of life?

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane