Examples of firelight in a Sentence
The firelight gave the room a warm glow.
At night, he read by firelight.
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Based on the Peter Straub novel of the same name, John Irvin's chilly and affecting Ghost Story is cloaked in snow, leather, and firelight.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Windows were already beginning to glow with firelight when Balmer smashed another window and infiltrated the house.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Their faces are devilish in the firelight, the shadows bringing out the angles, the lines of their cheekbones.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Meals can be enjoyed pretty much anywhere: in the dining tent, on your private deck, or by the flickering firelight under a canopy of stars.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Windows were already beginning to glow with firelight when Balmer smashed another window and infiltrated the house.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Their faces are devilish in the firelight, the shadows bringing out the angles, the lines of their cheekbones.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Meals can be enjoyed pretty much anywhere: in the dining tent, on your private deck, or by the flickering firelight under a canopy of stars.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
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“Firelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firelight. Accessed 26 Oct. 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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