lamps

plural of lamp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lamps Like the main house, the ADU’s interiors mix new pieces with vintage accessories, including a Room & Board four-poster bed in the bedroom and midcentury ceramic lamps, textiles and artworks that Donnelly found at Los Angeles estate sales. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Rather than lighting an entire room, try task lighting like reading lamps, under-the-cabinet light strips, and desk lamps that illuminate a workspace. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026 In day scenes, film lights were only used where natural light fell short; at night, the team relied as much as possible on existing streetlights and lamps. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Sales of his lamps, spoons, stools, and other driftwood creations took off. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 French mid-century chairs purchased in Paris in 1995 now live in the kitchen, vintage Anglepoise lamps sit atop bedside tables, and vintage tortoise shells hang from the library walls. — Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Thankfully, Prime Day has a number of discounts on desks, office chairs, file storage, and even stylish task lamps. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026 Since embarking on a creative collaboration with Flos over 10 years ago, Anastassiades has enhanced their lineup with iconic lamps like the IC Lights and Captain Flint, as well as the My Circuit flexible track system. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 Ahern’s use case — the same lamps migrating from bathside to kitchen counter to summer garden — is the tell. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamps
Noun
  • The officer reported looking west and at one point and seeing traffic officers with their emergency lights activated and beyond them, runners directly in Wade’s path, according to court documents.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The patrol vehicle’s emergency lights and sirens were activated, and the officers tried to pull over the Nissan near 44th Street and 14th Avenue.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Lamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamps. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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