candle

Example Sentences

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Cigarette butts litter the floor, moldy food is left to decay on greasy dishes and the ceiling is stained with candle soot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The Sparks couldn’t hold a candle to UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

A weekly double bottom base could be taking shape and bulls would have been confident that selling pressure was abating with the appearance of a couple of spinning tops and a doji candle.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The losing streak began with a spinning top candle, which is adept at signaling potential trend changes.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

She was a candle that had been snuffed out.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan