How to Use lighthouse in a Sentence

lighthouse

noun
  • The lighthouse took a decade to build.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • None of those places have a lighthouse.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The lighthouse was in rough shape.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Both of us who are a lighthouse in a very, very stormy world.
    Devon Link, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Through thick and thin your heart was a lighthouse of kindness.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2019
  • To be a lighthouse in the storm, to be a beacon in the night.
    Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2019
  • In fact, the lighthouse was almost lost to progress years ago.
    Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • If so, let this epiphany be your lighthouse as things start to shift and change through the month.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
  • One of the buildings near the lighthouse was tagged, as well as signs along the trail.
    Austindedios, oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • Our state is a lighthouse of freedom for our nation and the world.
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 10 May 2021
  • The lighthouse was indeed a light of hope in the darkest storm.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The fees for the after-hours lighthouse tour would start early next year.
    Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2021
  • These beams sweep across the universe like the light from a cosmic lighthouse.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The lighthouse had been closed, in part, due to the pandemic.
    Michael P. McKinney, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • Wear makeup and dress like a boat that has found a broken lighthouse at the shore.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
  • And yes, the lighthouse has had more than a few star turns, according to the site.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Would Tabitha, for instance, be able to cross back to the lighthouse this way?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • As the pulsar spins, these beams sweep across the cosmos like the beams of light from a lighthouse.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, lighthouse fans can find more than 100 beacons along the route.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
  • The lighthouse has a lightning rod and was undamaged by the strike.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Be a lighthouse speaker, not a spotlight.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • His son, Paris, returns to take his father’s place at the lighthouse.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Come evening, the nearby port lighthouse still blinks its green warning signal.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • That lighthouse, built in 1861, is in need of repairs.
    John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The lighthouse, which sits at the property’s edge, belongs to the town and isn’t for sale.
    WSJ, 11 Mar. 2019
  • Amenities like lighthouses, moorings, slips and more were added over the years.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Climb the 29 steps to the top of the historic lighthouse tower for views of three states.
    Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • But the lighthouse, 98 feet tall, still stands sentinel at the east end of the island.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The basement of the lighthouse keeper’s house and the walk through the trees are enough to give anyone the willies.
    Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 Apr. 2018

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