How to Use lumen in a Sentence

lumen

noun
  • More than lumens, the goal here is vibes.
    — Adam Roy, Outside, 28 Dec. 2025
  • More lumens means brighter light, right?
    — Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Bright lights with 3,000 lumens or more are best for garages.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • Meaning, the light with the most lumens may not case the brightest light.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There are also limits on the lumens of light allowed per acre of land.
    — Emily Elconin, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The more lumens in a bulb, the higher the brightness, and vice versa.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022
  • All of the best running headlamps on this list are 400 lumens or more.
    — Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The higher the lumens, the brighter the bulb, while the lower the lumens, the dimmer the bulb.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • The round bulb is about the size of a baseball and packs 250 lumens with high and low settings.
    — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • For context, the flash on your phone probably does around 50 lumens.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 21 Sep. 2016
  • Typically, the higher the lumens and wattage, the brighter the bulbs.
    — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The laser light source is capable of putting out 2,200 lumens.
    — New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
  • With 1,000 lumens of power, this bike light checks both boxes.
    — Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 May 2018
  • The laser light source puts out 1,000 lumens of color/white brightness.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The lights produce 200 lumens of light, which is a moderate amount of light.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • There are eight programmable color zones on each strip and 700 lumens per strip.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The higher the lumens, the more light is emitted per second, leading to crisp images that shouldn’t blur or fade out.
    — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This smart headlight is a serious tech gadget that packs a punch at 800 lumens.
    — Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Too many lumens up the coast in Oakland, with that juggernaut named the Warriors.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 July 2018
  • With a head about the size of a half-dollar, this minuscule light (26 grams) puts out just 50 lumens.
    — Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Check out the 500 lumen version, which is slightly larger (about the size of a grapefruit).
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2022
  • These measurements can be expressed as lux (lumens of light per square meter), or foot-candles (lumens per square foot).
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Because light causes ink to fade, the rotunda is kept dim — about five candles’ worth of light, or 60 lumens.
    — Sean Catangui, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • With its brightness rating of 3,800 lumens, this device can be used during the day.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The Alpenglow Mini has four lighting modes that shine as bright as 150 lumens.
    — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 9 May 2024
  • But the discovery of the serotonin in the gut lumen called the brain-only assumption into question.
    — Natalie Meade, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Typically, the higher the lumen count—which for headlamps can range from the low hundreds into the thousands—the brighter the light.
    — Outdoor Life, 10 Mar. 2021
  • With a max brightness of 3,500 lumens, this projector can do the job even in the middle of a bright winter day.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 1 Dec. 2024
  • With a max brightness of 1,200 lumens, these are powerful enough to easily light up a whole tent or the trail ahead.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Govee’s color-changing smart bulbs offer 800 lumens of brightness and sync to the beat of music.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 May 2026

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