gaslight

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Recent Examples of gaslight Deep shadows and low gaslights create a mysterious atmosphere which, alongside the characters’ black trench coats and low-brimmed hats, turn this historical piece into a thrilling neo-noir. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024 Buildings, trees, gaslights, fences and church steeples were covered by snow. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2024 But these images are also stagy and contrived, as if his birds are players on a stage, dramatically illuminated in the glow of gaslight. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023 Davis captures the exterior scenes (shot on Inishmore, in the Aran Islands) in somber natural light, with candles and gaslight for the interiors, as befits an area where electricity would not have arrived until the 1970s. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for gaslight
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Noun
  • Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • The Omen Max is available in white and black, and the keyboard features striking four-zone RGB lighting.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Amazon sells water-resistant lanterns that offer up to 200 hours of light on the low setting.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
  • At its heart lies a cauldron-style swimming pool, softly lit by floating lanterns and flanked by royal loungers that invite hours of languid repose.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • More than 300 streetlights were improved or added, 40 police cameras were installed, 180 tons of litter and dumping were cleaned up, and 17,688 linear feet of sidewalks were added, among other improvements.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
  • For instance, Nashville Electric Service is in the midst of updating streetlights.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The cake, with more than eighty candles on it, is the table’s centrepiece.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
  • Stage the candles together on a mantel or entry table, or scatter them throughout your living space to create a colorful yet cohesive soft lighting effect.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Concept images released of the ballroom show the ballroom lined with golden chandeliers and golden chairs, very much in keeping with President Trump's gilded Oval office additions during his second term.
    James Bickerton John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Its interior decor offers an upscale, Victorian boudoir theme with dim, vintage chandelier lighting with beaded fringe trim and deep red tones on textured wallpaper.
    USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
  • There are also excursions, at an extra cost, that include activities such as jet skiing, paddleboarding, kayaking, and climbing the island’s lighthouse.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.
    Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Those on moonlight tours should bring a flashlight to carry on board their kayak.
    Hobbs State Park, Arkansas Online, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Pieces are embellished with images of lyres, candelabras, flowers, white cranes and native plants.
    New York Times, New York Times, 22 July 2025
  • The building was a synagogue and the room, which had a magnificent candelabra chandelier at its center, had only a few candles lit.
    Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025

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“Gaslight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaslight. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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