as in night
a time or place of little or no light
at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll
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Recent Examples of candlelight
At mealtime, it will be dimmed to recreate a candlelight environment.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
From candlelight tours to ballets and concerts to outdoor markets, there's a way to celebrate the season almost every day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Then the lights flicker, evoking candlelight at night.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Visit Santa’s workshop, visit vendors, enjoy holiday treats, live music and a candlelight procession at 6 p.m. followed by the tree lighting ceremony and a silent disco party.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
From candlelight tours to ballets and concerts to outdoor markets, there's a way to celebrate the season almost every day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Then the lights flicker, evoking candlelight at night.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Visit Santa’s workshop, visit vendors, enjoy holiday treats, live music and a candlelight procession at 6 p.m. followed by the tree lighting ceremony and a silent disco party.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for candlelight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
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Play-by-play of final night:Taylor Swift ends record-breaking Eras Tour in Vancouver This number does not include resale prices.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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With it, the Dodgers’ infield picture appears crystallized even as their outfield still could shift after the signing of Michael Conforto on Sunday night.Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rome embodies a conundrum of dark and light that is the South.Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Close just had to replicate the tiny squares of darks and lights on his canvas, like following a map.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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At dusk, a procession of the faithful takes to the streets with children often dressed as angels and shepherds.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Crete is famous for these: the hills at dusk are all blues, violets and blacks; the sky a hundred shades of pink and orange where the sun hits the Aegean.William Leigh, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The park, which is now recognized for its inky black skies, has long protected a sprawling system of caves and passages that offer their own brand of darkness.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Set in the long period of winter darkness in Alaska, the mystic crime drama puts Chief Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Detective Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) to work investigating the frozen deaths of seven men at a research facility.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
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Instead of gentle concentric circles, gleaming finishes, or a mesmerizing light show, the ProArt P16 meets us with inky blackness.PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
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The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.Richard Newby, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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At 33 years old, Virgil van Dijk is into the twilight of his career.Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Guests can pick their adventure by choosing an afternoon or a twilight tour with the big cats.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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The next Connections puzzle will be available from The New York Times on Tuesday at midnight in your local time zone.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Starts with a four-course dinner, and continues with a party in the Waterford Room with a DJ, dessert display, a complimentary champagne toast at midnight and a balloon drop to ring in 2025.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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