Examples of black light in a Sentence
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This new attraction is made up of walk-thru mazes infested with zombies, psychotic clowns, circus freaks and a black light experience dubbed Toxic Terror.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
Her Sweet Sixteen party was a red-carpet affair, decorated with white balloons and oversized neon mushroom sculptures lit by black lights.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2023
Gel electrophoresis uses an electrical field to separate out the molecules of DNA and the florescent stain in the gel allows the results to be viewed under a black light.
—Kendra MacK, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
Consider a dark color for unexpected accent pieces, such as a bold black light fixture, or take a cue from designers and try something a little more unexpected.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
Step 5: Test your black light box Turn the black light on, put a rock inside, and close it.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
To evoke the milieu of Haring’s ’80s New York, the show will include a black light gallery that recalls disco clubs like the Paradise Garage, as well as the artist’s music playlists.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
The second and final phase encompasses most of the renovations, including adding flexible seating for up to 1,400 people, putting in a thrust stage that would extend into the audience and restoring the black light murals.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
And then, miraculously, the black light faded.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
Her Sweet Sixteen party was a red-carpet affair, decorated with white balloons and oversized neon mushroom sculptures lit by black lights.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2023
Gel electrophoresis uses an electrical field to separate out the molecules of DNA and the florescent stain in the gel allows the results to be viewed under a black light.
—Kendra MacK, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
Consider a dark color for unexpected accent pieces, such as a bold black light fixture, or take a cue from designers and try something a little more unexpected.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
Step 5: Test your black light box Turn the black light on, put a rock inside, and close it.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
To evoke the milieu of Haring’s ’80s New York, the show will include a black light gallery that recalls disco clubs like the Paradise Garage, as well as the artist’s music playlists.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
The second and final phase encompasses most of the renovations, including adding flexible seating for up to 1,400 people, putting in a thrust stage that would extend into the audience and restoring the black light murals.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
And then, miraculously, the black light faded.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
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First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Black light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20light. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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black light
noun
: invisible ultraviolet or infrared light
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