candelabra
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She was also updated via a projector, as she now floats before guests while holding a physical three-pronged candelabra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
"I hope the light of this candelabra will shine across this square long beyond the eight days of the Hanukkah celebration," Mr Scholz said.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023
On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah - a multibranched candelabra.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
During the blackout of 1965, he walked from his apartment to a nearby steakhouse carrying a candelabra he had pinched from the Plaza Hotel, tapers ablaze, and ordered a steak, medium-rare.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
Say Miss Hilly told her about me, everbody know I stole a candelabra from Miss Walters!”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The wall paintings are adorned with candelabras, stringed instruments called lyres, white cranes and a delicate daisy.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
Gold candelabras stand tall, casting a soft glow that enhances the inviting ambience.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Look closely at the candelabras, for example: They are fitted with fire-safe LEDs hooked to wavering filaments that substitute for open flame.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Twelve yellow candles in bronze candelabras cast a dusky light over the girl.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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