candelabra
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The candelabra, for instance, that the character is holding is identical to the one visible floating in an earlier hall scene, now implying the bride is broodingly wandering the Mansion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
The president had invited France's Chief Rabbi Haïm Korsia to light the first of eight candles on a Hanukkiah, or candelabra, marking the start of the Jewish festival of lights.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 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
Her taste at the Reserve is expressed in the Rhododendron Glen, the Ravine, the candelabra primulas, ginger, cyclamen, oxalis and other wildflowers on the property.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
A grand piano stood tightly shut, with a candelabra above, no candle ever touched by flame.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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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 action tears through the estate’s lavish rooms, turning paintings, candelabras and fabric into improvised weapons before ending with a splash in the pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
I soak in the Grand Banquet Hall: candelabras and centerpieces dripping with white and gold, animated ceiling frescoes of the royal family's bloodline, roses opening and closing to release their scents.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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