pilot light
Example Sentences
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It was like someone lit the pilot light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
“The pilot light got ignited by ‘In Bruges.’”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
As it had hundreds of times before in hundreds of previous matches, her opponent’s nerve lit Williams’s pilot light.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
A valve or line broke as a result, releasing propane that was ignited by a pilot light.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2019
I needed something that could hold a flame, some kind of pilot light.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
