How to Use artificial light in a Sentence

artificial light

noun

• How to watch the shower The best way to view the Lyrids is to find a very dark location, preferably away from cities and areas with artificial light.
  — Alex Chun, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
• And that to stop us from panicking, the powers that be have installed a giant artificial light bulb in the sky.
  — Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022
• Like the moon, artificial light will obscure your view and cause shooting stars to appear more faint.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2023
• In the next enclosure, a pair of prairie dogs perch on logs under the glaring artificial light of an overhead lamp.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
• Many birds migrate at night and are drawn towards the artificial light of human cities, says Longcore.
  — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
• Still one more posited that insects might have been getting blinded by the glare of artificial light.
  — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
• Nobody would suggest that artificial light is making a kind of hell on Earth.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
• Other Things to Consider To counteract the lack of sunlight caused by the smoke, adding artificial light won’t hurt your plants, Garza says.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
• Instead, all eyes were focused on a bright patch of artificial light on a barrier island a couple of miles away.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
• At night, less than 1 percent of Bryce Canyon is lit by artificial light, resulting in one of the darkest skies connected to a paved road in North America.
  — Sean Catangui, New York Times, 28 May 2023
• Do not expose the plants to artificial light after sunset for six weeks beginning in the middle of September.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
• He was renowned for building drama into an image with his skillful use of artificial light.
  — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
• In that sense, artificial light is blotting out access to the primary source text of our cultural heritage.
  — Suzannah Showler, Harper's Magazine, 14 Apr. 2022
• This event will include eclipse viewing, eclipse glasses and an open wagon ride into the wilderness, away from artificial light and with abundant wildlife—possibly the Seneca white deer.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• Every plant needs at least some natural or artificial light to survive.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 21 July 2023
• Here, artificial light sources are strictly regulated, enhancing the night sky’s quality so well that the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
• Stressors such as pollution, noise, artificial light and the worse feed found in cities are considered unhealthy for animals.
  — Anders Brodin, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
• As light pollution continues to worsen, the researchers wondered what type of artificial light might be the least harmful for flying insects.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• The blue light emitting from your cellphone, television, laptop, plus any artificial light hitting your windows combine to throw off your body's schedule.
  — House Beautiful, 8 Apr. 2023
• Since color can change dramatically under artificial light and as sunlight changes in a room throughout the day, take your time and look at samples over 24 hours or several days.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
• Excess artificial light at night, or light pollution, obscures the Milky Way galaxy from more than 80% of humanity.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2023
• For most flying nocturnal insect species, though, the findings only reiterate the fact that artificial light is bad news for their survival.
  — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
• Nearby is an array of artificial light sources arranged historically from torches to oil lamps to LEDs.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
• Some experimental plots were lit by two white floodlights, whereas others had no artificial light.
  — Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
• Windows and glass buildings, particularly combined with the draw and disorientation of artificial light, kill a huge number of birds.
  — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
• The concept of light pollution was first pointed out by astronomers in the 1970s, according to the National History Museum, as those who studied the night sky noted the increasing impact of artificial light on their work.
  — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
• Light pollution, the presence of excessive artificial light, is affecting our environment, making the sky look brighter at night.
  — House Beautiful, 8 Apr. 2023
• These are farms that grow lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and other crops on large vertical trellises or metal tubes, and that use high-tech watering systems and artificial light.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• Humans, too, can suffer from the proliferation of artificial light.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
• But humanity has been using artificial light for about a century.
  — WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024