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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
If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
These have to be tuned to work with the car's low beam lights—which remain a legal requirement—to prevent the low beams from illuminating areas that are supposed to remain dark.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
Also, the headlights will not automatically adjust from high beams to low beams as intended, Mazda said.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
The National Weather Service recommends motorists drive slower than normal and use low beams in foggy conditions.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above
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“Low beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20beam. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
low beam
noun
: a vehicle headlight beam used for short distances
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