Examples of firelight in a Sentence
The firelight gave the room a warm glow.
At night, he read by firelight.
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Notes of pink pepper and rum and tobacco leaf absolute round out the sweetly smoky scent, which lends itself to a night of firelight, expertly poured cocktails, and melodious riffs.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
At first glance, the photos are remarkably similar—a large crowd gathered around a monument, the scene illuminated by firelight.
—Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2017
Seen through the flicker of firelight and fighting, however, are the village musicians, whose fiddles and harmonizing voices rise pure and sweet above the revelry.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
The team's digital reconstructions showed that the engraved images would appear to move and flicker in the firelight, amounting to a kind of animated fireside art.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
At first glance, the photos are remarkably similar—a large crowd gathered around a monument, the scene illuminated by firelight.
—Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2017
Seen through the flicker of firelight and fighting, however, are the village musicians, whose fiddles and harmonizing voices rise pure and sweet above the revelry.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
The team's digital reconstructions showed that the engraved images would appear to move and flicker in the firelight, amounting to a kind of animated fireside art.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
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“Firelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firelight. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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firelight
noun
fire·light
ˈfī(ə)r-ˌlīt 
: the light of a fire and especially of one in a fireplace
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