How to Use candelabra in a Sentence

candelabra

noun
  • Some are shaped like a candelabra, some like a pagoda, and some are tube-shaped.
    — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Set out the candelabra at dinner time, and you might be tempted to linger longer.
    — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Light a candelabra, put on some face paint, hire that creepy choir—or at least rent a keyboard to sound like one.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The wariest deer in the timber does not wear a candelabra on its head, but a set of donkey ears.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 16 Dec. 2020
  • On the first evening, one candle is lit in a special candelabra called a menorah or hanukkiyah.
    — CNN, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Use silver candelabras and sprinkle in some fake creepy-crawlies to complete the look.
    — Sarah Choi, ELLE Decor, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Fink rises and lights the virgin white tapers in the candelabras.
    — Rachel Stafler, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2019
  • There’s a stand of candelabra aloes sporting brilliant orange stalks of flowers in the front.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Hanukkah is observed by lighting candles on a nine-branched candelabra called a menorah over eight nights.
    — USA Today, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Instead of a singing candelabra, Nivellen has sconces that become ablaze with a wave of his hand.
    — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The space was filled with an abundance of florals, red candelabras and chandeliers.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • My husband was badly burned when a candelabra fell on his head and instantly engulfed him in flames.
    — Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 4 June 2019
  • Imagine the drama of lighting an entire candelabra with the push of a button!
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Imagine the drama of lighting an entire candelabra with the push of a button!
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Tall candelabras helped create mood lighting.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The earliest date the candelabra could have been made is 1904.
    — Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
  • Shelving along the walls is dense with art pieces, antique vases sourced by Graf, and candelabras lit to set the evening mood.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
  • As the story goes, a tiny bit of oil lit the candles in the temple’s candelabra (menorah) for an entire eight nights.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Each night celebrants light a new candle on the kinara, a seven-branched candelabra.
    — CNN, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Detail is everything in this entry, right down to the pipe-cleaner candelabra.
    — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2017
  • The same goes for the red corduroy pillow cover, black candelabra, and the elegant and classic white pie dish.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The simple additions of a candelabra and a bust wearing a lacy eye mask set a mysterious tone on the bar cart.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The simple additions of a candelabra and a bust wearing a lacy eye mask set a mysterious tone on the bar cart.
    — Lacey Howard and Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2021
  • This chapel was smaller by far, but cozy and welcoming, with sprays of flowers and two candelabra sporting faux candles.
    — Alex Pulaski, latimes.com, 10 June 2018
  • There are lacy bonnets for vegetables, glass knife and fork rests shaped like pieces of hard candy and a candelabra made to hold eggs rather than candles.
    — New York Times, 13 May 2022
  • Faux fur, candelabras, and a sparkly chandelier can add a luxurious touch to your home.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Stone balusters set a stately base for a scroll candelabra and a footed bowl full of grapes, gourds, and greenery that emulates an old-world still life.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In each of the two furthest corners of the room is an ebony stand in the shape of a column and bearing a candelabra of very odd design and a pink wax candle.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Kelsey Grammer was a perfect fit as the debonair talking candelabra Lumiere.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 26 May 2018
  • There are three types of overhead lighting (fluorescent, can, and candelabra).
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025

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