candle

Example Sentences

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Cigarette butts litter the floor, moldy food is left to decay on greasy dishes and the ceiling is stained with candle soot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A doji candle on Dec. 5 caused the fund to quickly drop back underneath its 200 day simple moving average.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The Sparks couldn’t hold a candle to UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

A bearish engulfing candle followed on July 18.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

My candle just burned out, so I can hardly see.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan