house lights
Example Sentences
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By which point I was ready to bring up the house lights myself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The house lights turned on as 2,800 people rose to their feet for endless applause.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025
The house lights turned on as he made a three-point turn to leave, Walsh said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Mounsey was sitting behind a laptop, which she used to drop sound cues, and the blinding house lights remained on as Weiss engaged in crowd work.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Once inside the auditorium, she had looked for him again but had been unable to spot him before the house lights dimmed, and the show got under way.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
