How to Use lighting in a Sentence

lighting

noun
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  • He's in charge of the lighting for the show.
  • The lighting wasn't bright enough.
  • There was a problem with the lighting.
  • The street lighting was so dim I got lost.
  • He prefers natural lighting for his photography.
  • Try those out in the space to see which works best with your lighting.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
  • How to get the best lighting Marvin: Look for where the sunlight is.
    — Matt McClain, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • At night, the lighting dims and the menu switches over to fine coastal Italian.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Installing easy lighting will make the space feel safer and brighter.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 June 2023
  • These shades can look brown in certain lighting, and just might be the case for Swift.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Pat Timmons has seen hail the size of baseballs and lighting storms that filled the sky.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
  • There’s so much going on — with the lighting, the imagery, set design and the wardrobes.
    — Elaina Patton, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The staircase to the skybridge was lined with a plant wall and purple neon lighting.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Kellogg also laid out the plans for the projection of the films and the lighting scheme in the courtroom.
    — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2023
  • See our guides to setting up your smart home, the best smart lighting, and the best mesh routers to get started.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • There was no jubilant countdown to the lighting of the Christmas tree in the main square.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • This lighting can make a space look more sterile than warm.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • The shirt may be a different color but that could just be the lighting.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • In the right lighting, the camera block looks like a surprised robot.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The per-key RGB lighting and black and red system accents complete the look.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Likewise, the rear-ring lighting is exclusive to the X16, as well.
    — PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The children will peel potatoes to help make latkes from scratch to dine on after the lighting of the menorah.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Only in this case, there’s better lighting and a bit more glam.
    — Ishani Nath, refinery29.com, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The Bond Bridge’s decorative lighting was installed around the time the bridge was built in 2008, Black said.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And at night, streets are plunged into darkness for lack of lighting.
    — Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 5 June 2024
  • The coaster will feature LED lighting and an eerie audio track of a siren song.
    — Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Everybody from the stand-ins to the extras, to the lighting crew… just everybody.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024
  • There’s also an area for makeup with an LED mirror to give you the best lighting.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Above is a tray ceiling with enough recessed lighting to keep things bright on the darkest night.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024
  • The bathroom is off the kitchen, with a combined tub and shower and a floating vanity beneath a mirrored cabinet with LED lighting.
    — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025

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