How to Use backlight in a Sentence

backlight

noun

• Conversely, set positive when taking an image of a shadowed subject against a strong backlight.
  — PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
• Cameron Kaiser The main Launcher screen with the inverse electroluminescent backlight.
  — Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
• Perhaps more notable is the bump from a 12-bit to a 14-bit backlight.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2022
• On top of that, the same row of keys can also be used to dim the backlight on the keyboard or the lighting screen.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019
• The lack of a backlight might bum you out, but at this price, maybe just turn your bedside lamp on.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 23 May 2018
• That was with the keyboard attached, and its backlight turned off as well.
  — Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 28 Oct. 2020
• Not to mention, the glass is safety-tempered and can hold up to 400 lbs, and the backlight LCD screen is bright and easy to see.
  — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 1 Oct. 2019
• And the view through the backlight is largely obscured by dour velvet drapes.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2023
• Also, the rear side windows and the backlight are tinted.
  — Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 20 Oct. 2017
• The tablet also has a backlight with no blue, which means the DC1 will glow an amber color.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 23 May 2024
• The Kindle has a backlight for reading in the dark and is glare-free for reading outdoors.
  — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
• The setting sun backlights large oaks and other trees, and ducks and geese often fly or float by.
  — Harriot Manley, SFChronicle.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• This helps to preserve the USB-C rechargeable battery, which lasts up to 10 days or up to five months with the backlight switched off.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
• The backlight does nothing to make the keys or their legends easier to see.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022
• These screens have a layer of color and then a backlight that lights up the whole screen underneath.
  — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2018
• The overall profile of the Lyriq is sleek and athletic with a long hood and sloping backlight.
  — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• The keyboard's flashiest aspect is its white backlight.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022
• At the top of the ladder-like stairs that rolled down to meet me with a thud there was now a hole in the ceiling where Nick Cave himself stood, bathed in backlight.
  — Mark Mordue, SPIN, 1 Dec. 2023
• There is a small snail on its face, and its display also includes a backlight.
  — Max Berlinger, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Banish the backlight and opt instead for soft lighting coming from the front.
  — Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2020
• Turn the backlight up to full?), but your PC will need to have an ambient light sensor to enable it.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 28 June 2018
• This clock has a large, clear analog clock face that has some modern updates like a backlight.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
• But the absence of a backlight is really hard to overlook.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2018
• The keyboard’s battery life varies depending on whether the backlights are turned on.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• Logitech claims the keyboard can last for up to 15 days with its backlight on or 10 months with it off before needing a charge.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2022
• This is good news since a lens this wide is likely to capture the sun or another backlight in the frame during the daytime.
  — PCMAG, 20 May 2024
• The clock’s backlight stays off, and its face is turned toward Madeline’s bed, because her sister prefers to live life clock free.
  — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2021
• The goal was to refute a defense expert who said moving an iPhone causes its backlight to come on.
  — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2023
• Scenic wallpapers and ambient backlights evoke the sense of rolling countryside vistas.
  — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
• The backlights have 22 different effects settings or they can be switched off altogether.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024