lantern
Example Sentences
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It seems remarkable that, in an era of high-tech production lines, this town has been able to maintain a stranglehold on the lantern market, using production techniques from another era.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
Grandma returned to my room holding an electric lantern in one hand and a lighter in the other.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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