yellow light
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yellow light
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Of course, a flashing yellow light may never turn red.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Still, candlelight casts a genuine spell with its yellow light and deepened shadows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
Orbs of yellow light wash over plates of juicy chicken inasal; longtime friends catch up over handpicked wines as music thumps in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
Everything goes from technicolor to a muted black, where only occasional bursts of yellow light punctuate the darkness to showcase the room’s focal points.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2024
At night these houses glowed with the flickering yellow light of kerosene lanterns that lent the district an aura considered quaint—by those who didn’t have to live there.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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