emit light
Example Sentences
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The natural phenomenon is caused by bioluminescent plankton, tiny creatures floating in the sea that have the ability to emit light when disturbed by a predator or motion.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Wide pixels, which emit light to the sides, are separated from narrow, front-pointing pixels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
In privacy mode, the device dims those wide pixels, while the narrow pixels emit light only at your face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Because these ingredients do not emit light, researchers learn about them by tracking how they affect the visible universe.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
Glowworms emit light only for a short period in the year; and I have but partially observed it after the middle of July.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829) by Various
