lantern

Example Sentences

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However, for now, this is China's lantern town, and its residents are proud that it is known this way.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Held mid-December each year, the festival acts as a platform to highlight the region's famed lantern industry, which first started more than 100 years ago.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

“We’re not going to hang a lantern on exactly what he’s feeling here,” Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Hesterfowl reached up and adjusted the blue-flamed candle inside a swaying lantern.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman