gas lamp

Example Sentences

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President by the flickering light of the torches, and one large gas lamp post on the sidewalk.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2015

“I recognized the lengthy form of the President by the flickering light of the torches, and one large gas lamp post on the sidewalk,” he wrote later.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2015

"And then I went to work in a gas lamp factory."

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2012

The only light was from candles and a gas lamp.

From Time • Mar. 8, 2012

Ba came up with the inventory ledger and a clipboard and settled in his chair beneath the gas lamp on the wall.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu