tea light
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The family friendly event will include an educational component and provide attendees with tea light candles.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
Fire brigades advise putting candles out before you leave a room and before bed; keeping them away from flammable materials, pets and children; and that tea light holders can make surfaces meltingly hot.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022
They’ve left homemade crowns, tea light candles, framed poems, Union Jack baseball caps.
From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2022
“The kitchen was lit up by tea light candles in the shape of a heart,” Ms. Persinger said.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2021
"Amy," she said, "as soon as we've finished tea, light a fire in Mrs. Scales's bedroom."
From The Old Wives' Tale by Bennett, Arnold
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