footlights
Example Sentences
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He is the Los Angeles Chargers, playing in the footlights of Hollywood on a roster that’s dwindled to just two holdovers from the San Diego days.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023
“Can an actor cross the footlights? I thought, I bet he can.”
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022
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
The man appeared younger on the stage, his age buried under the glare of the footlights and layers of makeup.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing footlights
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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