billboard

Example Sentences

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A billboard on the drive home becomes a personal landmark.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of "national energy emergency", citing risks to domestic supplies, and Sri Lanka ordered street lights, neon signs and billboard lighting to be switched off.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“Storms don’t shake us. They remind us who we are,” proclaimed an electronic billboard in City Walk on Thursday night, with a quote from Dubai’s emir.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On the riverbank I spot an army recruitment billboard.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

A single billboard, mounted on the cornice of the building across the alley, dominates the view; its surface gleams three yards beyond the glass.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr