How to Use light bulb in a Sentence

light bulb

noun

• Keep in Mind The cage will need to be removed to change the light bulbs.
  — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
• Homework is done under the light bulb screwed in at the top of the stairs.
  — Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
• Also, please note that the lamp does come with a light bulb.
  — Sarah Toscano, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
• But tell me, was there a light bulb moment in your life?
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024
• But after a friend bought one of the spice mixes, a light bulb went off.
  — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
• Behind her, a door flanked by two light bulbs, red and green, on top.
  — Hazlitt, 16 Nov. 2023
• One chicken puts off as much heat as a 100-watt light bulb.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
• The contacts on the light bulb are thin wires that are bent back and contact the socket when the bulb is pressed in.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2022
• The light bulb should have blinked on earlier, that’s clear.
  — Longreads, 2 Jan. 2020
• The 36-watt light fits in any standard light bulb socket.
  — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2020
• That’s when the light bulb went off for the Towson offense, which scored five straight goals to close out the half with a 7-3 lead.
  — Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
• The logo shows a moth covering part of the bottom of a light bulb.
  — Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2020
• Until one day, the light bulb clicked on inside my head.
  — Dana Corriel, SELF, 26 Apr. 2019
• In the late 1800s, the big attraction was Thomas Edison’s first light bulb.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
• The 5-foot strand features 60 mini light bulbs that give off a warm, cozy glow.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
• These are some of the coolest stories in the NFL, when the light bulb finally clicks after weeks in the dark.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2022
• There was one light bulb and one cord to charge everything.
  — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 25 June 2021
• Wyze Bulbs bulbs for around $15 each, but who uses just one smart light bulb?
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 Mar. 2021
• Thomas Edison did not figure out the light bulb by doing the same thing twice.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 26 Feb. 2021
• The camera pans to a ghostly girl pacing as a light bulb swings into the frame.
  — Leigh Hewett, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
• People are judged to be one or the other just as a light bulb is either on or off.
  — Brian H. Robb, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
• Looking back, that light bulb moment made sense to her.
  — Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2019
• My friend Ally Mahoney’s mom used to ask her to come over to change a light bulb or open the lid of a stubborn jar.
  — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
• The English chemist Joseph Swan, Edison knew, was hard at work on a rival light bulb.
  — Tara Isabella Burton, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
• Spencer already had contracts with the Texas men and women and the Baylor women when the light bulb went on.
  — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
• The big head that tends to stand in for Guston stares at them; a light bulb dangles, closet- or dungeon-style, over his head.
  — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2022
• Some of them, like the light bulb and smart switch, are necessary additions to any smart home.
  — Christian De Looper, BGR, 22 Nov. 2022
• This one lump of coal can power a light bulb for almost two minutes.
  — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2020
• Other tech items on sale include a smart home starter bundle with an Echo Dot and a smart light bulb for less than $30.
  — Clint Davis, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
• Either remove the wires or tuck them inside of the fixture, and insert a rechargeable light bulb into the holder.
  — Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024