How to Use tea light in a Sentence

tea light

noun
  • Gently sand one edge of the electric tea light.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Add a tiny tea light inside for a touch of spring mood lighting.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The bar’s back patio was decked out with tea lights and potted palm plants.
    — A.r. Carter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Then add a flameless tea light in the center to give off an inviting glow.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Japanese tea lights strung throughout will serve as a beacon to the truck.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Next, drill holes following the pattern and place a candle or tea light in the bottom of the can.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Watch this video for a step-by-step tutorial to make a tea light snowman ornament.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • String lights across ceilings or doorways, arrange candles, place tea lights in lanterns, and weave fairy lights into wreaths.
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
  • An attentive host, Parks often set the mood for the night with tea lights and special candles.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Other options include tea light holders or solar lights for your outdoor area.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Snowflakes, gingerbread men, and stockings can all become wax tea lights to make your Christmas mantel look extra cozy.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Attendees placed tea lights on the field forming the number 5—Turner’s number.
    — Brian Robin, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Scatter tea lights, pillar candles, or taper candles around the living room and on the dining room table for a soft and flattering glow.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Around a pond near the Lincoln Memorial, some 10,000 tea lights glimmered in little paper bags.
    — Noam Levey, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
  • His eight-course menu was off-the-scale scrumptious, and made all the more so by eating it inside the single-story, simple crofter’s farmhouse, carpeted with straw, and lit with tea lights and candles in wall nooks.
    — Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • How to Clean a Wax Warmer A wax warmer usually uses small wax melts that are heated by an electric element or a tea light to release the fragrance.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The chat stays with me for a night of deep baby-sleep in my cosy tent, lit by a candelabra of tea lights; and over a full Scottish breakfast (English plus haggis and black pudding) after my swim the next day.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Many held tea lights as political, religious and community leaders paid tribute to those affected by ICE activities and called for solidarity and resistance against the agency's tactics.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, the 46-year-old Los Angeles resident organized a vigil Tuesday night at a local park, where the photos of slain protesters were displayed and dozens of Iranian Americans lit candles and took turns hopping over tea lights in a version of a fire-jumping tradition known as Chaharshanbe Suri.
    — Amy Taxin, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, the 46-year-old Los Angeles resident organized a vigil Tuesday night at a local park, where the photos of slain protesters were displayed and dozens of Iranian Americans lit candles and took turns hopping over tea lights in a version of a fire-jumping tradition known as Chaharshanbe Suri.
    — ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026

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