sconce

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Recent Examples of sconce And along the back wall is a two-tone wood sideboard from the 1950s, flanked by quirky wall sconces by ceramist Johanna de Clisson, with metal loops that resemble nose rings. Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2025 The sconces were included in the show Outside/In, organized by Hello Human and Lyle Gallery, and are available on soft-geometry. Curbed Editors, Curbed, 5 June 2025 Chez Foushee complements its muted green walls with sconces that cast a soft upward glow. Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 June 2025 Spruce up your curb appeal instantly with this stylish and super affordable lantern sconce. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sconce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sconce
Noun
  • The first crazy thing that happens to the movie Smurls is when a kitchen chandelier almost falls on them, though the most visceral is when oldest sister Dawn Smurl (Beau Gadsdon) suddenly vomits up pieces of glass, leaving the sink and her face a bloody mess.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And, while a crystal chandelier can still work when paired with crisp, modern touches, Saab recommends looking for chandeliers and ceiling fixtures that will add a more contemporary look.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Customers can wrap the truck’s exterior paneling in a color or print of their choosing, as well as customize lighting and tires, and even convert the two-passenger flat bed truck into a 5-person SUV.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Candleholders and a modern candelabra lamp that reinterpret the Swedish tradition of lighting windows during the darker months.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wait to carve jack-o-lanterns until three to five days before Halloween.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Cutely line them up along the mantel with candles or lanterns, or add them to a nice tray with a few jack-o’-lanterns.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The candle has four slow-burning wicks, is filled with a paraffin and soy wax blend, and burns for up to 22 hours.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, Will — played with a jagged sensitivity by Paul Mescal, making the most of his sad-eyed charisma and physical presence — is a guy who feels more at home at a desk, with only a candle to light his way through the treacherous creative process.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Candleholders and a modern candelabra lamp that reinterpret the Swedish tradition of lighting windows during the darker months.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Ensconced in a historic palazzo in the city’s San Frediano neighborhood—long a haven for artisans—Moleria Locchi earned its reputation in the 1800s for painstakingly restoring glass and crystal treasures ranging from antique goblets to Murano candelabras.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Jewish Festival of Lights, observed for eight days and coinciding with Christmas Day this year, includes the lighting of candles on a nine-branched candelabrum called a menorah and eating traditional foods, such as latkes.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec. 2024
  • By creating casts of the negative spaces left behind, archaeologists were able to reconstruct the furniture inside the room: a wooden bed, a stool, a chest, a bronze candelabrum and a table that once held bronze, glass and ceramic objects.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Another shopper mentioned using one as a magnetic flashlight during car repairs, snapping to metal on the car’s chassis for hands-free illumination right where it’s needed.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The geckos were found by flashlight at night by looking for the reflection in their eyes or following the sound of their calls.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The research builds on the Fraunhofer lighthouse project MaNiTU and the projects PrEsto and Perle, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Be a lighthouse speaker, not a spotlight.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

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