lamps

plural of lamp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lamps 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 Her Calla Lily sconces show her mirthful approach, also embodied in her towering egg and pear lamps. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 The group is equipped with head lamps, closed toe-shoes and not nearly enough mosquito spray. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026 The lists also included toys, fireworks, artificial flowers, Christmas tree lamps and other holiday decorations, and children’s car seats. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026 This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026 The notice said residents were living in threadbare conditions, without space to hang their clothes and lacking nightstands and lamps. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Coover rested an elbow on the bar and crossed one cowboy boot over the other, his fist-size belt buckle shining under the Tiffany lamps and copper ceilings. — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Because there is no flame, wick or hot wax pool, candle warmer lamps remove the most common fire risks tied to traditional candle burning. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamps
Noun
  • The star has dedicated himself with the fervor of a holy crusader to the notion that, to quote his ex-wife, we are not just entertained but reborn when the lights go down and our collective dreams show up onscreen.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
  • For some, problems continued even after the lights finally came back on.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 29 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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