house lights

Example Sentences

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The house lights turned on as 2,800 people rose to their feet for endless applause.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

With that, the kids scatter to their places, the house lights go down, the stage lights come up and the show begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

But under the house lights each week on live TV, Johnson knows storylines are sold on his Hollywood heel persona.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

But then the house lights went down and a spotlight went up, and he was holding a mic, looking like a stand-up comedian in full performance mode.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

While he kissed me I kept my eyes open and tried to memorize the spacing of the house lights so I would never forget them.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath