How to Use low beam in a Sentence

low beam

noun
  • The car's headlights were on low beam.
  • Turn on your low beams.
  • Sometimes you were caught in the canyon fog, and the road stretched as long as your low beams.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • Slow down and use low beam headlights if fog is encountered.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Use low beam headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
  • Use low beam headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
  • Slow down and use low beam headlights if dense fog is encountered.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Slow down and use low beam headlights if dense fog is encountered.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025
  • If driving, slow down, use low beam lights and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2021
  • If caught in an area of blowing dust, be sure to reduce speed and use low beam headlights.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
  • But, while driving, the lights work just like standard high beam, low beam headlights.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Make sure your headlights are on and use low beams to avoid blinding other drivers.
    — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Drivers should slow down, turn on low beam headlights and pull over if possible.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
    — Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Use your low beam headlights and leave extra distance ahead of you in case a sudden stop is needed.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
  • But that still means driving much – or most – of the time using only low beam headlights that don’t reach very far.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • And when driving in snowy conditions, put your headlights on the low beam setting.
    — Nerd Wallet, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Use low beam headlights, drive for the conditions, and leave plenty of braking space in front of you.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2025
  • Simply set the high beam when hiking the trail and adjust to the low beam while making camp or reading in your tent.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Drivers who encounter a snow squall should slow down without slamming on the brakes and turn on low beams and hazard lights.
    — Stacey Duford, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Allow more distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you, and have your low beam headlights on.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Use low beams, reduce driving speed, and allow for plenty of room between you and other cars.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Use low beam headlights, and allow more time to reach your destination safely.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
  • When driving in foggy conditions, leave the low beam headlights burning.
    — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Slow down, use low beams, and provide extra time to reach your destination safely this morning.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
  • If driving in dense fog, use low beam headlights, slow down, and leave plenty of distance between vehicles.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Motorists are urged to slow down, use low beam headlights, and allow extra following distance.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
  • Motorists are urged to slow down, use low beam headlights, and allow extra following distance.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
  • Slow down, lose low beam headlights, and allow for plenty of space between yourself and other vehicles.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Frequently, one — sometimes the left, other times the right and occasionally both — of the low beams will go out.
    — Ray Magliozzi, The Seattle Times, 1 Sep. 2017

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