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
• 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
• The company also used the Light Pollution Map to collect the artificial light pollution in every destination.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Oct 2024