jack-o'-lantern

Example Sentences

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“I’m David Pumpkins,” Hanks — dressed in a jack-o'-lantern suit — announced to cheers from the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2022

The aquatic jack-o’-lantern tradition is part of that.

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

Light from the inside streamed out of these cracks, making the hogan look like a sad jack-o’-lantern.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young