How to Use lighthouse in a Sentence
lighthouse
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To be a lighthouse in the storm, to be a beacon in the night.
—Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2019
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The lighthouse is the 11th oldest in the United States.
—Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
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One of the buildings near the lighthouse was tagged, as well as signs along the trail.
—Austindedios, oregonlive, 20 June 2023
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The cottage was the home of the lighthouse keeper, built on the side of a rocky islet in 1857.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 Aug. 2024
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The ride to and from the lighthouse was a pleasure since my mind was filled with good thoughts of the hunt.
—Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
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The first was a lighthouse keeper who can’t quit the place.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
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The lighthouse was indeed a light of hope in the darkest storm.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
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Both of us who are a lighthouse in a very, very stormy world.
—Devon Link, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
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Check out the Point Judith Light, the lighthouse built in 1816.
—Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2018
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Seeing this lighthouse is well worth the walk on the beach.
—John Pana, cleveland, 26 June 2020
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The first was a photo of a mural that had been done on the wall of a lighthouse in the south of Italy.
—Angela Chen, The Verge, 20 May 2018
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The first lighthouse at Marshall Point was built in 1832.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
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But the lighthouse, 98 feet tall, still stands sentinel at the east end of the island.
—Susan Glaser, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
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And yes, the lighthouse has had more than a few star turns, according to the site.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
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If so, let this epiphany be your lighthouse as things start to shift and change through the month.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
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O’Donnell said the lighthouse tours will start in July and run at least through 2023.
—Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 22 June 2022
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In fact, the lighthouse was almost lost to progress years ago.
—Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, 12 Sep. 2019
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Would Tabitha, for instance, be able to cross back to the lighthouse this way?
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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That mantra swirls around his head like a lighthouse beam.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024
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The first lighthouse on the bay was built on Alcatraz in1854.
—Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2023
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Kel’s has been something of a lighthouse to the Erdeljacs.
—Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2021
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Through thick and thin your heart was a lighthouse of kindness.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2019
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The lighthouse, which sits at the property’s edge, belongs to the town and isn’t for sale.
—WSJ, 11 Mar. 2019
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The lighthouse, which sits at the property’s edge, belongs to the town and isn’t for sale.
—WSJ, 11 Mar. 2019
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The lighthouse has a lightning rod and was undamaged by the strike.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
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Climb up the 219 steps to the top of the lighthouse and check out incredible views of the water and city.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 30 June 2020
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Our state is a lighthouse of freedom for our nation and the world.
—Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 10 May 2021
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These beams sweep across the universe like the light from a cosmic lighthouse.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The black-and-white spiraled lighthouse is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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These small 20-pound boxes sit high on coastal buildings and lighthouses.
—Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
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