How to Use light bulb in a Sentence

light bulb

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  • Keep in Mind The cage will need to be removed to change the light bulbs.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Homework is done under the light bulb screwed in at the top of the stairs.
    — Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Also, please note that the lamp does come with a light bulb.
    — Sarah Toscano, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
  • But after a friend bought one of the spice mixes, a light bulb went off.
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Behind her, a door flanked by two light bulbs, red and green, on top.
    — Hazlitt, 16 Nov. 2023
  • One chicken puts off as much heat as a 100-watt light bulb.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The contacts on the light bulb are thin wires that are bent back and contact the socket when the bulb is pressed in.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The 36-watt light fits in any standard light bulb socket.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2020
  • That’s when the light bulb went off for the Towson offense, which scored five straight goals to close out the half with a 7-3 lead.
    — Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
  • The logo shows a moth covering part of the bottom of a light bulb.
    — Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2020
  • In the late 1800s, the big attraction was Thomas Edison’s first light bulb.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
  • The 5-foot strand features 60 mini light bulbs that give off a warm, cozy glow.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • These are some of the coolest stories in the NFL, when the light bulb finally clicks after weeks in the dark.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2022
  • There was one light bulb and one cord to charge everything.
    — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 25 June 2021
  • Wyze Bulbs bulbs for around $15 each, but who uses just one smart light bulb?
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Thomas Edison did not figure out the light bulb by doing the same thing twice.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The camera pans to a ghostly girl pacing as a light bulb swings into the frame.
    — Leigh Hewett, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • People are judged to be one or the other just as a light bulb is either on or off.
    — Brian H. Robb, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • My friend Ally Mahoney’s mom used to ask her to come over to change a light bulb or open the lid of a stubborn jar.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The English chemist Joseph Swan, Edison knew, was hard at work on a rival light bulb.
    — Tara Isabella Burton, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • Spencer already had contracts with the Texas men and women and the Baylor women when the light bulb went on.
    — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The big head that tends to stand in for Guston stares at them; a light bulb dangles, closet- or dungeon-style, over his head.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2022
  • Some of them, like the light bulb and smart switch, are necessary additions to any smart home.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 22 Nov. 2022
  • But when Rafferty told her in July about her plans to leave, a light bulb went off.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Don't let these light bulb moments slip away, and use them to your advantage.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Eddie Vedder happened to be in town on a solo tour, and a light bulb went off.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • And snap up this set of smart light bulbs that are compatible with Alexa to light up your home with just your voice.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Check to ensure light fixture sockets work with a light bulb.
    — John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2021
  • In the final scramble to get everything ready for the grand reveal, the crew had forgot to install light bulbs in all of the rooms.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2023
  • The type of light bulb is also a factor in the planning, according to Rittenhouse.
    — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024

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