Bengal light
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But to choose a partner for life in the glare of a Bengal light!
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 by Various
The next moment a Bengal light illuminated the pier, and the lifeboat was silhouetted with strange effectiveness against the storm.
From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold
The cavern with a Bengal light was fairyland to him, and among the minerals he was quite at home.
From The Life of John Ruskin by Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom)
In the window of the apothecary a great purple jar, with a spray of gas jets behind it, was flaring on the darkness like a Bengal light.
From The Stillwater Tragedy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
Some one in front of them ignited a Bengal light and threw it into the air; the flame flashed across Nancy's features, and fell upon the hat of a man near her.
From In the Year of Jubilee by Gissing, George
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