gas lamp

Example Sentences

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President by the flickering light of the torches, and one large gas lamp post on the sidewalk.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2015

“I recognized the lengthy form of the President by the flickering light of the torches, and one large gas lamp post on the sidewalk,” he wrote later.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2015

The only light was from candles and a gas lamp.

From Time • Mar. 8, 2012

With curatorial care, he took down the two-dozen dust-cocooned wishbones dangling on an old gas lamp above the storied bar counter.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2011

There was a large metal gas lamp hanging above the entrance, illuminating a brass knocker shaped like the head of a dog with a ring in its mouth.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick