How to Use dimmer in a Sentence

dimmer

noun

• The display can go a little dimmer and a little brighter as required.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
• Beyond the brand’s glittering runway, the picture for luxury at large is a markedly dimmer one.
  — Lily Templeton, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
• The higher the lumens, the brighter the bulb, while the lower the lumens, the dimmer the bulb.
  — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
• Even many of the bright spots for Trump are dimmer this time around.
  — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2020
• Prospects are even dimmer now that Democrats lost the House.
  — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
• Every year, the night sky grows brighter and the stars look dimmer.
  — Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2023
• Every year, the night sky grows brighter, and the stars look dimmer.
  — Christina Larson, ajc, 19 Jan. 2023
• Even for the top choices, the dimmer lights of the minor leagues await.
  — New York Times, 17 July 2022
• And the headlight dimmer is still a button on the floor.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Sep. 2020
• The dimmer switch in the Nabokov theatre was turning to bright.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
• Lift the blackout panel to see through what amounts to a dimmer shield.
  — Andrew Bender, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• Events on the ground are also making the deal prospects look dimmer.
  — Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 June 2024
• The world is going to be a much dimmer place without them.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2023
• Install a dimmer as well as a timer to control when the lights go on and off. Stage it.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Feb. 2022
• That is, instead of an on/off switch, the end of the Covid-19 emergency in the U.S. will be more or less on a dimmer.
  — NBC News, 18 Mar. 2021
• The moon will change from being a bright white full moon to a dimmer and grayer ashen full moon.
  — Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 31 Oct. 2020
• Grab a few dimmers, lower the lights, and enjoy the flawless new you.
  — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 26 Jan. 2019
• The lights in the hub of the nurse’s station will now be a little dimmer, but her spirit and light will live on in both the show and our set.
  — Vulture, 20 Dec. 2022
• The lights in the hub of the nurse's station will now be a little dimmer, but her spirit and light will live on in both the show and our set.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
• The owners’ star signs also come through as the brighter lights, while their friends’ star signs are dimmer lights.
  — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2022
• Slowly turning the music down and the dimmer lights up.
  — Nicole Pajer, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• Simply toggle a switch on your phone for a brighter or dimmer blaze.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
• Improve the ambiance of your outdoor space with a smart dimmer plug that’s marked down 40%.
  — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2024
• At night, the dimmer works on the center-stack lights but has little effect on the main dials.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
• The much dimmer pulsar does still give off radio waves.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
• The Warriors should still be a playoff team, but their future looks a whole lot dimmer.
  — Patrick Murray, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• Just be mindful that this lamp has no dimmer, so be sure to get a bulb that provides the proper amount of light for you.
  — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• The battery backup and full-range dimmer are also a bonus!
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
• The rest of the road is still covered in bright light with just a pocket of dimmer light around the other vehicles.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
• At the bottom of the screen is an On/Off button for the lights, a dimmer slider, and a gear icon that takes you to the Device Settings screen.
  — PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024