jack-o'-lantern
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But the pumpkin’s likely last stop will be in New York, where it will be carved for another shot at a Guinness record as the world’s largest and heaviest jack-o’-lantern, Gienger said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
These events are essentially like run-of-the-mill jack-o’-lantern carving festivities — contestants get pumpkins, carving tools and an hour to finish their masterpieces — except they happen entirely underwater.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Rain falling on your jack-o’-lantern will invite every mold in the neighborhood to take up residency in or on it.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
“Andrew, honey, I hope you know that you lost, not because of your swollen bee sting head, or because you’ve got a smile like a jack-o’-lantern, or because you have zero qualifications.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
The air smelled of wet leaves, and our carved jack-o’-lantern flickered impressively against the shrubbery by the door.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The first-ever buckets resembled classic jack-o'-lanterns and came in three varieties: McBoo, McPunk'n and McGoblin.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
“My dad was always doing really outlandish jack-o’-lanterns, like, turning them upside down.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
I had gotten up early on that Saturday to hang orange streamers and balloons shaped like jack-o’-lanterns and black cats from my apartment walls.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
Their use in altars and general decorations is becoming as much a part of the fall landscape in Southern California and beyond as jack-o’-lanterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
The four jack-o’-lanterns shed a mellow illumination across the portion of the roof directly beyond the window.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
