streetlight
noun
streetlights
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pluralof streetlight.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The sun disappeared, the streetlights blinked on, and a shiver passed through the crowd that had nothing to do with the temperature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Observers are advised to find a dark location away from streetlights and to allow at least 10 minutes for their eyes to adjust.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Melton quickly fixed nearly 1,000 broken streetlights and doubled the city’s spending on paving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
By pulling these animals out of their sheltered habitats and keeping them moving in circles, streetlights may leave them vulnerable to predators while also wasting energy needed for survival.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
The night was black—that thick darkness that belongs only in backcountry, where the houses are few and the streetlights fewer, where starlight goes unchallenged.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
