footlights
Example Sentences
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This approach really spoke to Sink, a former theater kid who would like to return to the footlights soon.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
The successful bonding agent has been not church or sports, but theater: Creede is the triumph of the Friday night footlights.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021
With heels stomping and her hair waving, she owns the stage to such a degree that you half expect bank lenders to materialize by the footlights to sign over the deed.
From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2021
There were also no emergency lights or footlights.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2020
As soon as the footlights came on, however, the production’s nontraditional emphasis became clear.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
