How to Use candlelight in a Sentence

candlelight

noun
  • Guest speakers and a candlelight observance will round out the party.
    Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Maybe for Valentine's Day couples can try a nice candlelight dinner.
    Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2021
  • The event at Gardner Park featured a candlelight vigil and balloon release.
    The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2021
  • At the graveside service and at a candlelight vigil in the neighborhood where he was killed, many of the mourners acknowledged that the past year has brought some progress.
    New York Times, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Still others returned to downtown to hold a candlelight vigil at the Justice Center.
    oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2020
  • After the march, demonstrators returned to the U.S. Bank parking lot for a candlelight vigil.
    oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Other relatives planned a candlelight vigil at a church in Waynesboro, where Arbery is buried in his mother’s hometown.
    Fox News, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Mines in the 19th century were often very dimly illuminated by candlelight or gas lamps, and coal itself reflects almost no light.
    Rebecca Sohn, STAT, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The family led a candlelight vigil through downtown Kenosha on Monday, ending in an assembly outside the courthouse.
    Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2021
  • In the evenings, switch off the lights altogether in favor of candlelight or the glow of a fire.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The event starts at 4:30 p.m. with dinner and there will be prayer, dance and a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2022
  • The haze of copal incense smoke, flickering candlelight, and the low hum of prayer drew me in.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
  • It’s designed to add scents to rooms up to 500 square feet and comes with an LED light to give a soft, candlelight glow to a room, according to the brand.
    Barbara Booth, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Utah football coach mustered the strength to speak to the hundreds who had gathered for a candlelight vigil.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Indulge in the one-hour candlelight massage at the decadent spa.
    Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Rights groups held protests and candlelight vigils for Izabela in Poland’s two largest cities this week.
    Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
  • One candlelight bubble bath and the promise of alone time later, all is well.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2021
  • At Chez Nous, the candlelight glows, the Old World wine list flows, and there’s always a new season to celebrate.
    Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
  • The first lady loves candlelight, and the gesture is intended to make guests from abroad feel at home.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 May 2024
  • There was Alize, who’d come right from a candlelight vigil for the Club Q victims.
    Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2022
  • There was a candlelight vigil on campus in his name on Sept. 29.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The candlelight vigil was being held in honor of a man who was killed at his home a couple weeks ago, Sgt.
    Joe Sutton, CNN, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Fans gathered to create a shrine to the singer outside of her London home and held candlelight vigils.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Plus the candlelight helps make everything feel more cozy.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The night ended with a candlelight vigil to honor the women, girls and allies fighting for women's rights in Iran and Afghanistan and across the world.
    Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Izzo stepped to the podium at Michigan State’s candlelight vigil not as a coach.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The event that seems to have led to last month’s attack was a candlelight vigil, held in Tel Aviv a few days after October 7th.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The set design, regardless of the room, felt dark and melancholic, a world of candlelight and muted lighting.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • At a candlelight vigil for the couple, friends and neighbors gathered under an Olive Dell Ranch sign with candles, flowers and music to celebrate the Menards’ lives.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
  • On Saturday night, hundreds attended a candlelight vigil to celebrate the boy's life.
    Edward Harris, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024

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