How to Use black light in a Sentence

black light

noun
  • His ideas went well with paisley prints, black lights, and sitars.
    — Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Next, with the lights off, Dana runs a black light over Ilana’s body.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Next, with the lights off, Dana runs a black light over Ilana’s body.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The device stamps a small image of a hand that can be seen under a black light.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The groomers give glow-ups under a black light, and the judges must eliminate one team.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • There, in a dark room bathed in black light, man-smelling, stale with sweat and cologne, a show was about to begin.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • The best way to find a leak is with ultraviolet dye and a black light.
    — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • Aizon was last seen wearing a khaki shirt, khaki shorts and black light-up shoes with red trim.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Use a black light to change up the look of the room and create fun, colorful changing lights.
    — Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
  • After driving for a day or two, shine a black light and the leak will show up iridescent green.
    — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • Also, the show uses special effects such as fog, haze, strobes and black lights.
    — Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Yes, black light tattoos indeed glow — but only under black lights.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 10 May 2018
  • The mechanism that can make Europa's ice glow is a bit like what's used by a black light poster.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Attendees will be given supplies to mix their own paint and create a black light painting.
    — Zipporah Osei, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The group took the picture at the edge of a large white tent with a chandelier hanging on the top and behind a black light post.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The boxes look like regular ones but reveal a message under black light.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The remodeled venue features black lights, lounge seating, video walls at each lane and lane-side food and drink service.
    — Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The giant pyramid dress decorated with sugar skulls that glowed in black light.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Ruthie applied metallic Rub 'n Buff wax for golden accents on a mod all-black light.
    — Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Mouse urine fluoresces in UV light, so shining a black light around can show where the rodents pee.
    — Adam Hadhazy, Popular Mechanics, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The haunted house will feature black lights, strobe lights, loud noises and more special effects to create the frights.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The decor is Spartan, mostly some fluorescent paint and black lights.
    — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, 5 May 2018
  • The decor is Spartan, mostly some fluorescent paint and black lights.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Holes are lit with black lights and decorated with glowing trees, animals and a jungle theme.
    — Wendy Killeen, azcentral, 24 May 2018
  • The details of Cynthia's glittery skull look only appear in the dark or under a black light.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Hearing it in 2006 was like throwing a black light on all the stale, rote elements of my own act.
    — John Roy, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Many early pieces will glow eerily green when placed under a black light, a telltale sign the glass contains uranium.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2022
  • At the end of the pampering session, a black light revealed glow-in-the-dark fingernails and makeup.
    — Allison Bagley, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
  • See five Fiona fairies in Fairyland, a black light puppet show, a light show on Swan Lake and more.
    — Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
  • But the newest innovation is the smiley in the center, which only shows up under black light.
    — Fortune, 13 Jan. 2018

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