Examples of firelight in a Sentence
The firelight gave the room a warm glow.
At night, he read by firelight.
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The Danish and Swedish customers appear to take a Proustian pleasure, all smiles in the flickering firelight.
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
People have been telling fantastical tales about the past since, well … most likely long before our ancestors began painting caves with wild beasts that danced in the firelight.
—Shannon Chakraborty, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Smoke blew around the crater with weak to moderate pressure and firelight was seen at the peak, indicating that the glowing volcanic material was at a shallow depth.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Morning coffees, cabernet nightcaps, and neighborhood gatherings by firelight.
—Miles Walls, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
People have been telling fantastical tales about the past since, well … most likely long before our ancestors began painting caves with wild beasts that danced in the firelight.
—Shannon Chakraborty, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Smoke blew around the crater with weak to moderate pressure and firelight was seen at the peak, indicating that the glowing volcanic material was at a shallow depth.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Morning coffees, cabernet nightcaps, and neighborhood gatherings by firelight.
—Miles Walls, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Firelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firelight. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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firelight
noun
fire·light
ˈfī(ə)r-ˌlīt 
: the light of a fire and especially of one in a fireplace
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