How to Use headlight in a Sentence

headlight

noun
  • The headlights shout 'Stang, as do the creases that run the length of the hood.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Take a look at how the wiring to the headlight is routed.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Its frame is, ‘This is a deer caught in the headlights.
    — Jonathan J. Cooper, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The street is midnight dark apart from the headlights of the bus.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 11 May 2018
  • The top part of the four-slotted grille holds the LED headlights.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
  • The front headlight of the XF900 is very bright and provides a flat pool of light ahead of the bike.
    — Bill Roberson, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Jeff: That is like a deer in the headlights question for me.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023
  • The car's headlights were not on, but the turn signal was.
    — Michela Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • Golf carts parked around the green had their headlights on.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The headlights grew brighter until two cars stopped in front of them.
    — Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Tests for how bright headlights should be, things like that.
    — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018
  • To wash the beanie, simply pop out the headlight and toss it in the washing machine.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The headlights started to reach that much further down the road.
    — oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2020
  • For safety, the entire neck lights up – as of course does the headlight.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • To her relief, the headlight came back on, but blood gushed from her nose.
    — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Is that light at the end of the tunnel for Lyft or the headlights of an oncoming Uber?
    — Laura Forman, WSJ, 7 May 2019
  • Once the handbrake is off, the headlights are too bright for India.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The clerk also caused damage to the car’s headlights as the suspect pulled off.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al.com, 5 June 2019
  • The lights at the top of the grille are the LED daytime running lights, while the headlights are mounted lower down.
    — Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The Mod Easy has a vintage-looking headlight and a bright back brake light.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
  • Owen is a lot more mature this year, not so much a deer in the headlights coming off the draft and stuff.
    — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 June 2018
  • Instead, video appeared to show the headlight of the white sedan was still on in the moments after the strike.
    — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Night shift: The LED headlights shone brightly enough but sat just a hair low for my tastes.
    — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
  • Winn told him his headlight was out as well as a brake light and a license plate light.
    — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The girls noticed that the car’s headlights were still on, and Olivia and Sophia went outside to take a closer look.
    — Beatrice Hazlehurst, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
  • And on Wednesday night, after hours in the shop, the Jeep’s headlights and windshield wipers blinked back to life.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Some children seem frozen, like deer in the headlights, when they are called upon to speak.
    — Marisa Cohen, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The car sustained damage to the right front headlight and bumper, Latulippe said.
    — Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Eventually, Cara is the first to see Spencer’s car coming up the drive, headlights off.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • On March 14’s opening day, season ticket holders, their headlights cutting through the pre-dawn darkness, lined up hours before the park’s opening.
    — Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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