How to Use fluorescent in a Sentence

fluorescent

adjective

• There were big fluorescent lights above the bed and the walls were painted a soft mint green.
  — Naz Riahi, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2020
• The fluorescent light is cold and leaves half of his face in darkness.
  — Matthew Chitwood, The New Republic, 15 June 2018
• Her piano was lit up in fluorescent green, and both the walls and floor of the stage were colored to match.
  — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 6 Oct. 2019
• A fluorescent light in the 10-foot ceiling shone day and night.
  — Joshua Hammer, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2017
• The lighting in the long basement room is harsh and fluorescent.
  — Alex Delany, Bon Appétit, 10 Jan. 2020
• My first skis, at age two, were Olin brand, a fluorescent coral pink.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 Mar. 2022
• The drapes were drawn, the room lit only by the ambient glare of fluorescent tubes.
  — Katrine Jo Andersen, The New Republic, 27 June 2018
• His team shines a laser through a thumbnail-size hole in the eggshell and measures fluorescent signals from the blood cells.
  — Gretchen Vogel, Science | AAAS, 14 Aug. 2019
• The white blood cells in the semen, known to be transmitters for HIV, were dyed fluorescent green.
  — Zoë Schlanger, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2014
• O'so handed out sample of Brawndo, a sour blond ale with a touch of Gatorade that turned the unique beer a fluorescent green.
  — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2018
• These days, the lights on 42nd street are a fluorescent memory, but there is still hope.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 13 May 2020
• The southern marsupial mole was found to have fluorescent fur, but the species is blind, writes the Guardian.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
• In the decades since Langmuir coined the term, the stuff has flourished in TVs, neon signs, fluorescent light, watches and yes, rockets.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2018
• All our experts agree that fluorescent light works as a grow light.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
• Now, go forth and live your best selfie life and look great even in fluorescent lighting.
  — Shannon Barbour, The Cut, 24 May 2018
• The duo wore fluorescent safety vests and arranged cones around their work area.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2018
• The fluorescent paints, charged by the UV, take on subtlety and nuance.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2018
• Each of its 205 rooms has floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony, which means full-on views of the fluorescent-blue Flores Sea.
  — Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2018
• The changes in fluorescent signal tell us which specific base was used at each step and thus what the sequence is.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2018
• And that lavender with the red hair was almost fluorescent.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Dec. 2020
• The lighting tends to be nicer, less harsh and fluorescent, than an office, and the music makes for a nice ambience.
  — Nellie Bowles, The Seattle Times, 9 July 2018
• The decor is Spartan, mostly some fluorescent paint and black lights.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• The best way to understand the effect solar storms have on our planet is to think of the atmosphere as akin to the gas in a fluorescent light bulb.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
• The fluorescent glare of the overhead lights continued day and night, troubling their sleep.
  — Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2019
• Her camera captured a swirl of fluorescent lights and tiles, and recorded her scream.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• The antibodies were tagged with a marker that glows when a fluorescent light shines on it.
  — Deborah Netburn, latimes.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Rocko has done up the floor with fluorescent yellow lane markings.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2017
• Sea turtles, stingrays, and pufferfish were just a few of my companions against the backdrop of a fluorescent coral reef.
  — Kristin Braswell, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2022
• When the sun finally rises, the summit pyramid is washed in fluorescent pastels and my pinky doesn’t tingle anymore.
  — Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
• Two people in fluorescent construction vests and white jackets are paddling into our hole atop cheap cherry-red kayaks.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024