How to Use backlight in a Sentence

backlight

noun

• That was with the keyboard attached, and its backlight turned off as well.
  — Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 28 Oct. 2020
• The keyboard, which has solid feel, does not have a backlight.
  — Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
• The lack of a backlight might bum you out, but at this price, maybe just turn your bedside lamp on.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 23 May 2018
• There is a small snail on its face, and its display also includes a backlight.
  — Max Berlinger, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• The backlights can be set with a range of lighting effects and colors to suit the mood.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
• And the view through the backlight is largely obscured by dour velvet drapes.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2023
• This clock has a large, clear analog clock face that has some modern updates like a backlight.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
• The setting sun backlights large oaks and other trees, and ducks and geese often fly or float by.
  — Harriot Manley, SFChronicle.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• The backlight does nothing to make the keys or their legends easier to see.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022
• On top of that, the same row of keys can also be used to dim the backlight on the keyboard or the lighting screen.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019
• These screens have a layer of color and then a backlight that lights up the whole screen underneath.
  — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2018
• Banish the backlight and opt instead for soft lighting coming from the front.
  — Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2020
• Without a potent enough backlight, your screen can be washed out or even unusable when the sun is out.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
• The keyboard’s battery life varies depending on whether the backlights are turned on.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• Perhaps more notable is the bump from a 12-bit to a 14-bit backlight.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2022
• These panels require some kind of backlight to shine white light through the liquid crystal array.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
• Phone backlights typically turn on when the phone detects a small amount of motion.
  — Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 23 Feb. 2023
• This lets the backlight enhance the colors formed by the LCD.
  — PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
• The Kindle has a backlight for reading in the dark and is glare-free for reading outdoors.
  — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
• The sync experience isn’t limited to the backlight that comes in the box.
  — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
• The automatic backlight does tend to drain the batteries a bit.
  — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025
• The goal was to refute a defense expert who said moving an iPhone causes its backlight to come on.
  — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2023
• This is good news since a lens this wide is likely to capture the sun or another backlight in the frame during the daytime.
  — PCMAG, 20 May 2024
• The overall profile of the Lyriq is sleek and athletic with a long hood and sloping backlight.
  — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• The keyboard backlight is smooth, even, and bright—anyone relying on it for less-than-touch night typing will be pleased with it.
  — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 2 Sep. 2020
• The backlight keeps the keys legible in all lighting situations, which are full-size and well-spaced.
  — PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
• The tablet also has a backlight with no blue, which means the DC1 will glow an amber color.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 23 May 2024
• All these conventions about direct lights, mandatory backlights, keys and fills.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
• The clock’s backlight stays off, and its face is turned toward Madeline’s bed, because her sister prefers to live life clock free.
  — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2021
• The backlight adjusts to the brightness of the space and if hands are actually on the peripheral.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019