Examples of low beam in a Sentence
The car's headlights were on low beam.
Turn on your low beams.
Recent Examples on the Web
Simply set the high beam when hiking the trail and adjust to the low beam while making camp or reading in your tent.
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Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
The left and right side reflex reflector and left side low beam reflector may inadequately reflect light.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022
Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
The left and right side reflex reflector and left side low beam reflector may inadequately reflect light.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above
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“Low beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20beam. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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low beam
noun
: a vehicle headlight beam used for short distances
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