lantern

Example Sentences

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Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.

From Salon

Right after supper, while Papa was putting some coal oil in the lantern, I went to the tool shed and got a pick and shovel.

From Literature

According to the Marine Conservation Society, more than 100 local authorities across the UK have banned balloon or lantern releases.

From BBC

On an unkempt lawn, red lanterns sway above a modest Chinese New Year celebration - a small but telling detail in a country where Beijing and Delhi are both vying hard for influence.

From BBC

One night when there was a full moon to guide her, she took her lantern and set out for the graveyard.

From Literature