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
As the popularity of items like theirs Knuckle Head Pumpkins reveals, Super Freak pumpkins are amazing jack-o'-lantern material.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022
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
Leaving the stem intact helps a jack-o’-lantern last.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2022
Zero's face looked like a jack-o'-lantern that had been left out too many days past Halloween—half rotten, with sunken eyes and a drooping smile.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
