Examples of light bulb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Take the incandescent light bulb, which has been actively phased out by American, British and several European governments in recent years due to concerns around energy efficiency. — Megan C. Hills, CNN, 10 June 2022 Assembling a Team After reading an article on the power of hiring experts and getting out of the way, a light bulb moment occurred for Adel. — Rod Berger, Forbes, 6 June 2022 When attached at either end to a circuit such as a light bulb, the zinc inside reacts with the manganese dioxide and loses electrons. — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022 The bulk of those creations fall between 1850-1920: skyscrapers, the record player, the radio, the airplane, the light bulb. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 7 June 2022 The light bulb was patented, the telephone was invented, wages skyrocketed — and seemingly instantaneous, so did skyscrapers and fortunes. — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 22 Apr. 2022 Village residents can go to the police department to pick up a light bulb – a supply of which the chief said was donated by Signify North America Corporation, a lighting company. — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2022 This is what the unsuspecting incandescent light bulb has wrought. — Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 As the shaking camera panned to show a bare light bulb and concrete walls, the mother narrated in a whisper. — Cara Anna, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2022 See More

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