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How to use candlelight in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun

Candlelight means the light emitted by a candle. Example: “The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.”

Examples of candlelight by meaning

nounThe light emitted by a candle.

  • I looked across the table into her shining eyes, which were golden in the candlelight, with my fingers round the stem of my own glass, ready for the toast.1912, Cecil Barber, “Standchen”, in The Living Age, volume 275, page 426
  • Cradled in the arms of Night, the gleam of moon and candlelight bring images alive from days gone by.2013, Will Moody, Candlelight Reflections, page 65

nounThe evening, when darkness falls and it is time to light candles.

  • The attack finally ceased Monday morning, but "soon after candlelight, came on a most terrible bombardment and cannonade, on both sides, as if heaven and earth were engaged."2005, Jacqueline Barbara Carr, After the Siege: A Social History of Boston 1775-1800, page 35
  • As Marie glances at the window, she sees that the day has gone; it is almost candlelight.2017, Elaine Stienon, Children of a Northern Kingdom

More sentences with candlelight

  • The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.From the entry by
  • The young servant-guards stood defiantly, inching closer to the Dark Elf, swordtips flashing with reflected candlelight.1993, Mercedes Lackey, Mark Shepherd, Prison of Souls, Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry swordtip
  • Players: Can we get there by candlelight? ¶ Gatekeepers: Yes and back again.1945, Neva L. Boyd, Handbook of Recreational Games, Dover, published 1975, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry by
  • All rooms are built with balcony or private sit outs for relaxing a breakfast or a romantic candlelight dinner.2012, Biju Mathew, Kerala Tradition & Fascinating Destinations, page 424. From the entry sit out
  • A winter candlelight wedding took place on Friday, Jan. 17, when Miss Mariangela DeMarco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.1975 February 27, “Ward—DeMarco”, in The Ægis, volume 119, number 9, Bel Air, Md., →OCLC, page C-1, column 7. From the entry Mariangela
  • Fresh sheets, sponging, a spoonful of animal soup, sordes removed from his cracked lips, black in the candlelight.1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise. From the entry sordes
  • Crawfurd, two islands away, was forced to conduct his daily affairs by candlelight as a gigantic ash cloud plunged the whole region into Cimmerian gloom.2023, Clive Oppenheimer, Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 101. From the entry cimmerian
  • The stainedglass windows were dark with night and the candlelight was soft and wavy and Nick sat with his hands folded in his lap.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 35, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 176. From the entry stainedglass
  • “Gamma Sigma suggests a club with sororitylike traditions like pinning and candlelight ceremonies that appeal to girls,” said Ann Maria Chavez, the council’s chief executive.2010 July 30, Elizabeth Olson, “Girl Scouts Try to Shed Campfire Image”, in The New York Times. From the entry sororitylike
  • The kind who craves an "alternative to the smokey bar scene," says the studio's Web site, in the form of an "invigorating candlelight yoga class accompanied by great live music."2005 June 10, Liz Armstrong, “Summertime, and the Pleasures Are Guilty”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry smokey

Meaning of candlelight

  1. noun The light emitted by a candle.
  2. noun The evening, when darkness falls and it is time to light candles.

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Questions about candlelight in a sentence

How do you use candlelight in a sentence?
Candlelight is used as a noun. For example: “The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.”
What is a short sentence with candlelight?
“The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.”
What does candlelight mean?
Candlelight means the light emitted by a candle.

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