bulb

Example Sentences

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"The filters would be very good insulation, and someone had a light bulb moment and probably bought this as scrap off their manager," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

During the Iran hostage crisis, William Daugherty, a newly minted case officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, was kept there, in a 4-foot-wide cell lit 24 hours by a dim, dangling bulb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“And once he said it, it just struck a light bulb into my brain like, ‘It’s about the process.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

In contrast, regulatory bodies like the FTC have been part of the federal government for longer than the light bulb.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

“There’s a simple explanation,” Lizzie says, and I can almost see the bulb light up in her head.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin