night-light
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of night-light
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Abby was still sleeping quietly beside her, and the night-light glowed, but now she could see things inside the tent, and she realised that the moon must have risen.
From BBC ● May 18, 2023
Using the “parent unit,” you can talk to your child through two-way video and audio, turn on lullabies or white noise, and adjust the night-light on the other side.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2019
At 5 inches tall, it’s perfect for adding a little light to a desk or serving as a soothing night-light.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2018
I want for bedsheets, a night-light, a way to hide, shrink away.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2018
There was a small night-light, which cast a golden light as Danny curled up in the softest, most comfortable bed he’d ever lain on.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Last week I stared at the darkened windows of the Norwegian embassy, lit only by a few night-lights.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2011
Just keep the night-lights on in the Oval Office.
From Time Magazine Archive
An enormous shed, unheated, dark except for a few short-wicked oil lanterns -- smudged night-lights.
From Time Magazine Archive
She looked at me thoughtfully as we walked out into the bright dazzling night-lights of Times Square.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Another it was military night maneuvers—roaring motorcycles with sidecars, trucks with glowing green night-lights in their cabs, caissons carrying field artillery—all rattling past under the streetlamps.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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