jack-o'-lantern
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His trophy had a jack-o’-lantern on it because it was Halloween.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Leaving the stem intact helps a jack-o’-lantern last.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Rain falling on your jack-o’-lantern will invite every mold in the neighborhood to take up residency in or on it.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
He took a pink plastic jack-o’-lantern — bought years ago at 90% off — and turned the face around, then added a cheap flickering lightbulb and rope cord from Amazon to make a ceiling lamp.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Now he had such a huge smile it almost seemed too big for his face, like the smile on a jack-o'-lantern.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
The first-ever buckets resembled classic jack-o'-lanterns and came in three varieties: McBoo, McPunk'n and McGoblin.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
I had gotten up early on that Saturday to hang orange streamers and balloons shaped like jack-o’-lanterns and black cats from my apartment walls.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
Their use in altars and general decorations is becoming as much a part of the fall landscape in Southern California and beyond as jack-o’-lanterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Those jack-o’-lanterns don’t have to end up in the local landfill.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
The walls have photographs of jack-o’-lanterns, blown up much larger than they are in life.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
