jack-o'-lantern
Example Sentences
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His trophy had a jack-o’-lantern on it because it was Halloween.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 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
Prepare one in the usual way by cutting off the top and scooping out the inside, but instead of carving the pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern, plop a jar with water and flowers inside.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2021
We passed one grave, a child’s, from which grinned a faded plastic jack-o’-lantern.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
