jack-o'-lantern

Example Sentences

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“I’m David Pumpkins,” Hanks — dressed in a jack-o'-lantern suit — announced to cheers from the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2022

These events are essentially like run-of-the-mill jack-o’-lantern carving festivities — contestants get pumpkins, carving tools and an hour to finish their masterpieces — except they happen entirely underwater.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

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

Zero's face looked like a jack-o'-lantern that had been left out too many days past Halloween—half rotten, with sunken eyes and a drooping smile.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar