hurricane lamp

Example Sentences

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There was no electricity, only a few hurricane lamps casting a dull glow.

From Literature

Six years later, she progressed to a little shack lit by hurricane lamps, before the Lims opened an eatery called Palm Beach Seafood in 1963.

From BBC

Before the auction, Jones had made a list of the items he wanted: The hurricane lamps.

From New York Times

Doc turned up the wick on his hurricane lamp, an old oil one with a tall glass cover to protect the light when it was windy.

From Literature

Overscale hurricane lamps, chunky straw place mats, wooden cake stands and Easter egg-pastel curtains are of part of the new look.

From Washington Post