pilot light

Example Sentences

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“It’s as if the pilot light has been put out and we need to light it again.”

From Washington Times

The clack-clack-clack of the pilot light led to a whoosh of flame coming to life.

From Washington Post

Some bakers use the pilot lights on their stoves, or bowls suspended over water baths.

From New York Times

And back before central heating and coal ovens and pilot lights, everything was heated by open fires.

From Seattle Times

The stretch of late winter that will inevitably lead to spring seemed more manageable somehow, like the pilot light has been reignited in my soul.

From New York Times