house lights

Example Sentences

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By which point I was ready to bring up the house lights myself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The house lights turned on as 2,800 people rose to their feet for endless applause.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

But under the house lights each week on live TV, Johnson knows storylines are sold on his Hollywood heel persona.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

The production opens with the house lights up and the actors introducing themselves and the survivor each is portraying.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

While he kissed me I kept my eyes open and tried to memorize the spacing of the house lights so I would never forget them.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath