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Examples of low beam in a Sentence
The car's headlights were on low beam.
Turn on your low beams.
Recent Examples on the Web
The National Weather Service recommends motorists drive slower than normal and use low beams in foggy conditions.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Sometimes you were caught in the canyon fog, and the road stretched as long as your low beams.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
But, while driving, the lights work just like standard high beam, low beam headlights.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
But that still means driving much – or most – of the time using only low beam headlights that don’t reach very far.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
How to drive in foggy conditions: The National Weather Service recommends two things: slowing down on the road and using your low beams in your car.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
Simply set the high beam when hiking the trail and adjust to the low beam while making camp or reading in your tent.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
The left and right side reflex reflector and left side low beam reflector may inadequately reflect light.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Low beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20beam. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
low beam
noun
: a vehicle headlight beam used for short distances
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