How to Use light bulb in a Sentence

light bulb

noun
  • From here, all that’s left to pick out are the light bulbs.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Chains loosen, light bulbs burn out, and the list goes on.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • That's the light bulb that went off at the board meeting.
    Author: Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2018
  • Keep in Mind The cage will need to be removed to change the light bulbs.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Then things start to happen and the light bulb goes on.
    Candice Rainey, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2018
  • Homework is done under the light bulb screwed in at the top of the stairs.
    Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The answer: Only one, but the light bulb has to want to change.
    Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 21 Sep. 2017
  • In the house three low-wattage light bulbs flickered on.
    David Fettling, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Also, please note that the lamp does come with a light bulb.
    Sarah Toscano, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Second, there is a bright light bulb [the white dwarf] next to the firefly.
    National Geographic, 7 June 2017
  • There was one sort of heating stove and then a naked light bulb.
    Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
  • The light bulb has turned on for Crown Point senior Josh Miller.
    Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But tell me, was there a light bulb moment in your life?
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024
  • The light bulb that keeps going even when the power goes out!
    airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The light bulbs exploded from the air pressure caused the wind.
    Michael Sangiacomo, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Use light bulbs outdoors that are warmer and less harsh.
    Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Sep. 2024
  • But after a friend bought one of the spice mixes, a light bulb went off.
    Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The original ball was made from wood and iron and lit with 100 light bulbs.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Behind her, a door flanked by two light bulbs, red and green, on top.
    Hazlitt, 16 Nov. 2023
  • One chicken puts off as much heat as a 100-watt light bulb.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • One of the tables was on fire, one was covered in thumbtacks and the last with light bulbs.
    Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The contacts on the light bulb are thin wires that are bent back and contact the socket when the bulb is pressed in.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The light bulb should have blinked on earlier, that’s clear.
    Longreads, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Is there any truth to the claims that yellow light bulbs keep insects away?
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
  • One of his two wins came in the Pennsylvania Derby last year and his fans thought the light bulb had come on for good.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • No more waiting for the light bulb to turn on.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • By the second day of braiding, a light bulb went off in her engineer's brain.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 23 June 2026
  • According to designers, one of the biggest errors is choosing the wrong light bulb.
    Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026
  • One of my favorite all-time estate sale finds was a huge box filled with a variety of light bulbs for $5.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • Not every world-changing invention arrives with the fame of the light bulb or the airplane.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

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