How to Use light bulb in a Sentence
light bulb
noun-
That's the light bulb that went off at the board meeting.
— Author: Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2018 -
Keep in Mind The cage will need to be removed to change the light bulbs.
— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023 -
Then things start to happen and the light bulb goes on.
— Candice Rainey, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2018 -
Homework is done under the light bulb screwed in at the top of the stairs.
— Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023 -
Also, please note that the lamp does come with a light bulb.
— Sarah Toscano, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 -
But tell me, was there a light bulb moment in your life?
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024 -
The light bulbs exploded from the air pressure caused the wind.
— Michael Sangiacomo, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018 -
But after a friend bought one of the spice mixes, a light bulb went off.
— Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021 -
Behind her, a door flanked by two light bulbs, red and green, on top.
— Hazlitt, 16 Nov. 2023 -
One chicken puts off as much heat as a 100-watt light bulb.
— John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022 -
The contacts on the light bulb are thin wires that are bent back and contact the socket when the bulb is pressed in.
— Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2022 -
The light bulb should have blinked on earlier, that’s clear.
— Longreads, 2 Jan. 2020 -
The 36-watt light fits in any standard light bulb socket.
— Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2020 -
The light bulbs come into play for a romantic surprise at the end of the video.
— Alessandra Rincón, Billboard, 29 June 2018 -
That’s when the light bulb went off for the Towson offense, which scored five straight goals to close out the half with a 7-3 lead.
— Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024 -
The logo shows a moth covering part of the bottom of a light bulb.
— Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2020 -
Until one day, the light bulb clicked on inside my head.
— Dana Corriel, SELF, 26 Apr. 2019 -
In the late 1800s, the big attraction was Thomas Edison’s first light bulb.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 -
The 5-foot strand features 60 mini light bulbs that give off a warm, cozy glow.
— Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023 -
These are some of the coolest stories in the NFL, when the light bulb finally clicks after weeks in the dark.
— Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2022 -
There was one light bulb and one cord to charge everything.
— Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 25 June 2021 -
Wyze Bulbs bulbs for around $15 each, but who uses just one smart light bulb?
— Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 Mar. 2021 -
Thomas Edison did not figure out the light bulb by doing the same thing twice.
— Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 26 Feb. 2021 -
The camera pans to a ghostly girl pacing as a light bulb swings into the frame.
— Leigh Hewett, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022 -
People are judged to be one or the other just as a light bulb is either on or off.
— Brian H. Robb, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 -
Looking back, that light bulb moment made sense to her.
— Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2019 -
Reach for a bowl on the top shelf of your kitchen cabinet. Replace a light bulb on the ceiling.
— Trihealth, Cincinnati.com, 10 July 2018 -
My friend Ally Mahoney’s mom used to ask her to come over to change a light bulb or open the lid of a stubborn jar.
— Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020 -
The lamp comes with LED bulbs for soft-white lighting but can also fit standard light bulbs.
— Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024 -
At that stage, an ejection late in the game comes with less damage than a Yankees lineup that has all the energy of a 15-watt light bulb.
— Maury Brown, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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