How to Use lantern in a Sentence

lantern

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  • This jack o' lantern is a no-fuss and affordable option.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Gathering around a tiny cook stove or, worse, a lantern, doesn’t conjure the same ambiance.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • Make dusk last a little longer by lining your yard or pathway with these simple, modern lanterns.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024
  • But instead of at the cinema, you could be treated to this lantern every day in your own backyard.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Pair these black silk flowers with an old vase, or style them in a jack-o-lantern for an extra festive Halloween look.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Inside was a small lantern with an image of the god Zeus transforming into an eagle.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Give your good-old-jack a jill-o-lantern treatment, for starters, and craft super easy no-carve couples pumpkins with only plastic his and hers props.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The 2020 Bears, in what seemed to be set up as a prove-it-or-else season, awkwardly kicked over the lantern in the barn.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • In it, character Kyle Rayner holds a green lantern and a Mexican flag without the coat of arms.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022
  • This lace-trim midi dress reminds us of Lopez's flowy white frock, while this lantern-sleeve mini dress is similar to Lawrence's short romantic style.
    — Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022
  • These lanterns are designed to reflect the original boundary markers that outlined the city when it was founded in 1791.
    — Senitra Horbrook, CNBC, 16 July 2024
  • The primary bedroom is short on floor space but boasts 14-foot ceilings, and an extra-large paper lantern pendant helps visually drop down the ceiling.
    — Kerstin Czarra, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2022
  • Set the mood—and keep them safe—with a line of lanterns.
    — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The lantern gallery's guard rail is black with a red handrail.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Above him, dozens of straw lanterns glow and hang from the ceiling.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The camera recorded the woman steal a lantern from the yard.
    — cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Each tent comes with a USB charging pack and lanterns for the evenings.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • Fill out the front steps with black lanterns, pumpkins, and urns filled with mums.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Use them in lanterns or lined up against a window for a warm and rustic feel.
    — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Lined up, the 250ml bottles are lanterns, jewel-bright.
    — Lottie Hazell, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Crews have removed the 92-year-old lantern room from the top of the nation’s 11th oldest lighthouse.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Fill in with plain orange pumpkins and lanterns filled with small gourds.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Family and friends lit the candles and placed them in cups that served as makeshift lanterns.
    — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Green antique French lanterns (janetwiebeantiques.com) lend patina and color to the new kitchen.
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 10 May 2023
  • How to get the look: Idiosyncratic art, bistro glasses, a trad lantern.
    — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Read full article Crews have removed the 92-year-old lantern room from the top of the structure for the restoration.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Pepper in items like lanterns and a chic woven chair that will come in handy for quick breaks when the games heat up.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2023
  • Isamu Noguchi’s Akari lantern, which casts a warm glow while serving as a light-as-air piece of sculpture.
    — Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Kogut's plan is to carve it to make a giant jack-o-lantern for Halloween and display it in his front yard.
    — Maria M. Silva, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The lantern parade with Lucky Lion Dancers is slated for noon both days.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024

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