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

It has a sac-like cup at the base of its bulb that is usually found under the soil — a sign it is in the Amanita genus which can be dangerous, Diaz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

His most recent apartment inspection failed because the light bulb in the fridge was out.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

Nothing electrical apart from a bare brown bulb.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell