lamp

Example Sentences

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Crews have repaved streets in downtown Washington and repainted lamp posts.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

There are flags on many a lamp post around this area, bearing union jacks and the St George's cross.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

It includes geolocation capabilities, sensors to measure atmospheric electricity, and calibration using a mercury lamp.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Her client felt she had already given up enough in her marriage and divorce, and was fighting for the lamp on principle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Instead, above the keys is a lamp board: twenty-six round windows, each with a letter, arranged in the same order as the keyboard.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin