How to Use night-light in a Sentence

night-light

noun
  • Some nursery night-lights can get very hot, which can burn your toddler’s or small child’s fingers.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Make sure to unplug the nursery night-light from the socket and turn it off during the daytime.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • The night-light set is also budget-friendly and offers a soft and soothing glow for your child.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Lampshade Many nursery night-lights come with lampshades, which can add to the decor of the nursery.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Plug-in nursery night-lights are traditional night-lights attached to a three-pronged or two-pronged plug.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Projection night-lights shine images, like the stars and moon, onto a bedroom wall or ceiling.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • The differences between a night-light for an adult and a nursery night-light for a child mostly come down to the style of the night-light.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • Nursery night-lights work well for children who are afraid of the dark and people who need to get up in the middle of the night with their tired infant.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Illumination also looks nice in daylight hours, which is often the harder piece of the night-light puzzle to figure out.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The night-light colors are chosen carefully to encourage a healthy circadian rhythm.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Portable night-lights can operate anywhere because they are charged via USB or run on batteries.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • The night-light also changes its color automatically according to the temperature of the room.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • The Hatch Baby Sound Machine & Night-Light is the perfect nursery night-light for your infant.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Nursery night-lights for children typically come in a toy shape or have colorful and playful designs, while night-lights for adults are much simpler and more sophisticated in style.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Shop more under-$20 lighting hacks below, including a set of $8 puck lights, elegant night-lights, and an easy lighting solution for video conferencing.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This LittleHippo night-light and room monitor gives off a soft light and comes with a digital humidity and temperature display.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • The most basic and budget-friendly nursery night-lights cost about $4 to $10, while midrange nursery night-lights go for $10 to $25 and high-end nursery night-lights vary in price from about $25 to $60.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • In 1965, a night-light salesman from Providence, Rhode Island, named Herbert Goldberger was flying on American Airlines with a layover in New York.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

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