bulb
Example Sentences
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From that light bulb moment, Recondition, which Brown said created every piece with accessibility and style in mind, was born.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
During the Iran hostage crisis, William Daugherty, a newly minted case officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, was kept there, in a 4-foot-wide cell lit 24 hours by a dim, dangling bulb.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
I think it’s just cool to see how people’s brains work and what makes the light bulb go off at certain moments.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025
His most recent apartment inspection failed because the light bulb in the fridge was out.
From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025
When the final bulb pops alight, and the smoke and sparks dissipate, it is finally legible, this elaborate incandescent sign.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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