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
• Finally, the light bulb went off.
  — Michael Russo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• There was a metal cot, a coal-burning stove and a bare light bulb hanging from the ceiling.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
• Here, interior designers share how to use lighting to beat mid-winter blues, which can be as simple as switching out a light bulb.
  — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 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, 15 Feb. 2026
• Start small with easy, affordable tweaks like candles, soft light bulbs, or an arrangement of pretty blooms at the center of the table.
  — Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
• There's a wonderful tradition in the theater where a single light bulb is left glowing when the stage is empty.
  — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026