pilot light
Example Sentences
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It was like someone lit the pilot light.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025
And in light of her age, her drive and her talent, it would come as quite a surprise if Swiatek, with Nadal for a pilot light, does not win at Roland Garros again.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2022
Natural gas was leaking in the home on Dec. 8 and it could have been ignited by several sources, such as the furnace, electrical system or pilot light, they said.
From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2021
The first few nights I wondered whether I’d walk downstairs and find Archie staring at the water heater pilot light or sitting at my laptop, transferring our savings into an offshore bank account.
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2020
However, he was alert, and he snapped open the spy hole, at the same time opening the tap that allowed a flow of naphtha past the pilot light in the buttress outside.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
