How to Use artificial light in a Sentence

artificial light

noun
  • There’s not a lot of artificial light around here.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Keep in mind, artificial light is a cause of concern.
    — Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Like the moon, artificial light will obscure your view and cause shooting stars to appear more faint.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2023
  • The study finds that certain fireflies tend to avoid areas with more artificial light.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2025
  • The spider also builds its webs near artificial light sources like streetlights.
    — Ryan Brennan april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Still one more posited that insects might have been getting blinded by the glare of artificial light.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Those new words glow with the artificial light of the screens illuminating our days and nights.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Nobody would suggest that artificial light is making a kind of hell on Earth.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Bright artificial light can encourage more mature foliage on these plants; too much bright light will scorch the leaves.
    — Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Some species extended their day more than others in response to artificial light.
    — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
  • And that to stop us from panicking, the powers that be have installed a giant artificial light bulb in the sky.
    — Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022
  • But on rainy days and long winter evenings, artificial light is a necessity.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Every plant needs at least some natural or artificial light to survive.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 21 July 2023
  • In the next enclosure, a pair of prairie dogs perch on logs under the glaring artificial light of an overhead lamp.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The artificial light fixture choices today range from a few dollars to, well, the sky is the limit.
    — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
  • He was renowned for building drama into an image with his skillful use of artificial light.
    — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
  • In our modern world, artificial light has a much bigger impact on sleep than the Moon ever will.
    — Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Those assuming a shadow saw gold and white, while those assuming artificial light saw black and blue.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The technology has evolved into one of the world's most detailed long-term records of artificial light at night.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 May 2026
  • To increase your odds of seeing an aurora, get to an area with very little artificial light and a wide-open view of the sky.
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Swap pre-sleep scrolling for a book or magazine, dim the artificial light and let quality sleep do what it’s designed to do.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • Swap pre-sleep scrolling for a book or magazine, dim the artificial light and let quality sleep do what it’s designed to do.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • In many locations, the brightness of artificial light sources obscures the beauty of the night sky.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Many sunrise alarm clocks are round to fill the room with artificial light, while other models may be cylindrical or cube-shaped.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Many birds migrate at night and are drawn towards the artificial light of human cities, says Longcore.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Instead, all eyes were focused on a bright patch of artificial light on a barrier island a couple of miles away.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The viewing distance, artificial light, and reduced blinking from screen use can all worsen eye health.
    — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Keep curtains open and use artificial light only when necessary.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Not every plant responds the same way, but many popular houseplants can thrive under artificial light.
    — Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The production deploys no sets, no artificial light, and no synchronized sound.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 May 2025

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