Thesaurus results for HEADLIGHT

headlight

noun

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Recent Examples of headlight That matters because pedestrians are harder to see at night, especially outside the brightest part of a vehicle’s headlight beam or while a driver is turning. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 Keep your headlights on and turn on emergency flashers to alert other drivers of your position. — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on. — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026 Wilson explains that those differences include such elements as bespoke billet door handles and mirrors, LED headlights, and a tailgate equipped with a backup camera. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for headlight

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Noun

The interior is designed to match, and far from recycling bright, beachy tropes, instead opts for subtler period antiques, oversized tubs, dark wood floors, and brass lighting fixtures.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
String lights, solar lanterns, warm-toned bulbs and candle lanterns handle the lighting.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lighting

Noun

Olight’s fifth annual O-Fan Day, held in Houston on September 19, brought flashlight enthusiasts together with company representatives for demonstrations, conversations and new-product previews.

— Connie Etemadi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
This tactical pen includes a powerful little flashlight, a strong glass-breaking tip, a blade, a graphite pen, and a magnetic screwdriver with room to hold three bits.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of flashlight

Noun

Enchanted lanterns are suspended in the air, giving a magical ambiance to this charming Orlando home.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Text on neon signs, the stitching on a paper lantern, and a chain-link fence all appeared clearer with Auto SR than with FSR.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lantern

Noun

What’s even harder is taking the same picture, but without the firefly’s glow, and only the floodlight reflected off the firefly’s dark body.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
The generator was only able to keep a floodlight on, the register running, and one refrigerator cool.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of floodlight

Noun

In case of what need not be spelled out when the series opens with a shocking tableau of gay bar owner Leo Struthers (Alan Cumming), the recipient of Melba’s speech, hanging by his neck from a streetlight outside his Manchester home.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
The loving siblings of a San Jose city electrician killed while repairing a streetlight are still waiting for answers about the crash that ended his life.

— Maddie White, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of streetlight

Noun

Overhead in the soaring stone entry hall, a circa 1960s Italian bronze spiral chandelier adds a final sculptural flourish.

— David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Upon entering, an imposing chandelier is a focal point and above it, the original ceiling has been carefully preserved.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of chandelier

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