How to Use lamp in a Sentence

lamp

noun
  • I didn't realize it had gotten so dark in the room until my wife came in and turned on the lamp, momentarily blinding me.
  • Desk lamps will line the bar, and the menu will look like a book.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The touch control at the top of the lamp is simple to use.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Only the doctor can—must—look at the child, in the clear beam of the lamp.
    Neil Singh, Wired, 15 June 2021
  • That’s where the best UV lamp for gel nails will come in handy.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
  • On the ceiling above us hangs a lamp in the form of a plate of spaghetti.
    Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2021
  • An oil lamp hung on the wall, casting a soft glow over the cramped room.
    Elena Becatoros, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2022
  • And why didn’t Isaac just get Trevor to press the lamp button for him?
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Hi Kathy, The porcelain base of the lamp has a Capodimonte design and dates to the 1930s.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022
  • From 6-9 p.m., the lights are turned off in the climbing gym and climbers turn on their head lamps to climb.
    Caleb Grieger, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • This lightweight lamp is bright and easy to move from room to room.
    Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The bright pink on the rug and chrome finishes on the light fixture, lamp, and chairs tie the scheme to the rest of the house.
    Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2022
  • With its little eye, the setup looked like the Pixar lamp.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Its front and rear panels are the same, but with clear lamps up front and red lights at the back.
    Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 27 May 2024
  • The Tiffany-style lamp was a gift from a former neighbor and friend.
    Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
  • It had been ransacked and there was only a tiny bit of oil to light the lamps.
    Philip Pacheco, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The adjustable fit and lamp tilt give the option of wearing it around the neck, too.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
  • One of the kids was carrying a stick that was used to break that lamp post.
    John Benson, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2021
  • In the center was a double bed, the quilt thrown back, the bedside lamp switched on.
    Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • Police are still looking for the man who first hit Piedra with the lamp.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
  • Set a cozy mood with a table lamp that gives off a soft, warm glow.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2021
  • Replace the light in your bedside lamp with a pink bulb.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 20 June 2021
  • But a group of five friends crowds around the leg lamp for a photo, as if the light was a celebrity.
    Annie Zaleski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Notice how well the blinds work, use the reading lamp, charge your phone.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
  • This mask is an LED lamp built and molded to fit the face and neck structures.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • The tiny pods are meant to go on sticky traps or inside bug lamps like mine (about $30-40).
    Selene San Felice, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • The street lamps of the town below now came into view and the floodlit lots of its closed shops.
    Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Plus, the top of the nightstand is large enough to hold your book, lamp, and water bottle, and.
    Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2022
  • But the town’s patrons had festooned it with candles, rugs, heat lamps, and a bar.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Keep an eye out for barware, Art Deco lamps, plates, and more.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025

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