lantern

Example Sentences

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However, for now, this is China's lantern town, and its residents are proud that it is known this way.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

“That’s what this lantern is for,” I say as I find it in my bag and light it as I’ve been taught.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar