How to Use lighthouse in a Sentence

lighthouse

noun
  • In that video is the scene of Grigsby at the lighthouse at daybreak, alone and singing about his own resilience.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Meanwhile, at the entrance of the theme park, work has been completed on a mural upon the lighthouse.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Mbaye, who now lives in Texas, told me about Diop’s passion for seeing the city from a lighthouse, and catching it unawares at dawn.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Visit to take in the beauty of the lighthouse, then explore the park surrounding it, where visitors can enjoy fishing, scuba diving, and more.
    Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Headey will play Aster, a woman who mysteriously finds her way to a lonely beacon-keeper on his lighthouse in the darkest recesses of space.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Mayor Emily Larson called the overall relief package, which includes $60 million for the city, a lighthouse.
    Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
  • At Disney World, a sculpture of a lighthouse similar to the one the foundation uses as its logo was later erected near where Lane was killed.
    orlandosentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The 39 architecturally historic structures that make up the museum, meanwhile, include barns, a lighthouse, a jail, a general store, and a steamboat.
    Alyssa Giacobbe, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The lighthouse is the 11th oldest in the United States.
    Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
  • One of the buildings near the lighthouse was tagged, as well as signs along the trail.
    Austindedios, oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • The cottage was the home of the lighthouse keeper, built on the side of a rocky islet in 1857.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The ride to and from the lighthouse was a pleasure since my mind was filled with good thoughts of the hunt.
    Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The lighthouse was indeed a light of hope in the darkest storm.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Both of us who are a lighthouse in a very, very stormy world.
    Devon Link, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The first lighthouse at Marshall Point was built in 1832.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But the lighthouse, 98 feet tall, still stands sentinel at the east end of the island.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And yes, the lighthouse has had more than a few star turns, according to the site.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • O’Donnell said the lighthouse tours will start in July and run at least through 2023.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 22 June 2022
  • Would Tabitha, for instance, be able to cross back to the lighthouse this way?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • That mantra swirls around his head like a lighthouse beam.
    Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The first lighthouse on the bay was built on Alcatraz in1854.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Kel’s has been something of a lighthouse to the Erdeljacs.
    Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The lighthouse has a lightning rod and was undamaged by the strike.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Our state is a lighthouse of freedom for our nation and the world.
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 10 May 2021
  • But past the red-and-white lighthouse at Brockton Point the traffic thins out.
    New York Times, 23 May 2022
  • After a stop at a lighthouse, the pair travel back in time.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2021
  • Wear makeup and dress like a boat that has found a broken lighthouse at the shore.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
  • The West Loop Trail takes visitors to the beach near the lighthouse and gets our sunset vote.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The much-photographed lighthouse used to be a church tower and now provides one of the best views in the province.
    Sydney Baker, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022
  • The fees for the after-hours lighthouse tour would start early next year.
    Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2021

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