How to Use taillight in a Sentence

taillight

noun
  • New exhaust tips and taillights are the main change points at the rear.
    — Malcolm Gunn, courant.com, 28 June 2018
  • As for the rear, the taillight is stacked in strips with a linear shape.
    — New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Just put on those flashing taillights.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Just put on the flashing taillights.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Sure, there's a little horse on the front and three-spiked taillights in back.
    — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Or the large rear air vent that houses the halo taillight.
    — New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The spare tire is mounted to the rear wall in a way that obstructs the view of the left taillight.
    — Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2021
  • But first, a farewell to Wells, who kisses her by the light of the car's taillights.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2017
  • The driver’s-side taillight was replaced with red tape and the tailgate was faded.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2021
  • The bullet went through the right taillight, through the back seat and through the passenger seat.
    — Kathy Pisabaj, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Ah, the power of flashing taillights.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The rear features a trendy full-width taillight that echoes the three-piece lightning motif from the front.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The taillight is now a continuous bar flowing the width of the rear end.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2019
  • Remnants of the taillight matched the pieces police had gathered from the bar parking lot.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 14 May 2021
  • As the vehicle pulls away, Pretti kicks and breaks one of its rear taillights.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Headlights are split over the middle and run through the fenders, aligning with the taillights.
    — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Nearby, the remnants of a red taillight sat askew near the sidewalk while a license plate lay in the street.
    — Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Hottman notes that one of the perks of an e-bike is that as long as your battery has juice, your headlight and taillight will stay lit.
    — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • In the rear, a chrome strip extends from side to side, connecting the slim, wraparound taillights.
    — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 29 June 2018
  • Equipment stops such as driving with a broken taillight soared by 71%.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
  • That bar houses the LED taillights and the third safety light.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
  • The taillights are wider and the twin exhaust pipes are split on either side of the rear, instead of tied together.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 26 July 2017
  • The rear shot of the car shows the taillight stretching the span of the vehicle as a thin line just below the rear window.
    — Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Richardson gripped the steering wheel of her blue Hyundai a little tighter and kept her eyes on the taillights in front of her.
    — Luke Fountain, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024
  • As the vehicle begins pulls away, Pretti kicks and breaks one of its rear taillights.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Add in a dash of square video-game-like pixel details in the taillights, and that’s the Ioniq 6.
    — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Shapiro began filming on his phone just after Pretti kicked out the taillight.
    — Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The taillights give just enough anger to the design, while the wheels are the diamond of the crown – simply gorgeous.
    — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The grille has gotten a much better look than recent Lincolns, though the taillights still come in a big bar.
    — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Both the headlights and taillights are mounted high, with a crease in the sheet metal running from the front to back that connects them.
    — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2018

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