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
• In the house three low-wattage light bulbs flickered on.
  — David Fettling, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018
• Also, please note that the lamp does come with a light bulb.
  — Sarah Toscano, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
• The light bulb has turned on for Crown Point senior Josh Miller.
  — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
• 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
• Use light bulbs outdoors that are warmer and less harsh.
  — Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Sep. 2024
• 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
• One of the tables was on fire, one was covered in thumbtacks and the last with light bulbs.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2018
• 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
• After thinking hard about the bag’s contents, a light bulb went off for the kids.
  — Nancy Daly, Cincinnati.com, 5 Jan. 2018
• 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
• Edison invented the light bulb in his small workshop in New Jersey.
  — Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
• To combat this, try switching your bright light bulbs for ones that emit a warmer, yellower color – rather than cool white-blue – so gnats are less attracted to them.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025