neon

Example Sentences

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The sitcom is played not in italics but in neon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of "national energy emergency", citing risks to domestic supplies, and Sri Lanka ordered street lights, neon signs and billboard lighting to be switched off.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

After knocking out an electron from the neon atom using soft X-rays, they followed how the system evolved for up to a picosecond, which is extremely long on an atomic timescale, before the decay occurred.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

The new place practically has a neon sign on the roof reading “Kenna and Diem’s happily-ever-after home.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The whine of the engine was earsplitting, and the static charge inside was making everything, including us, glow a neon blue.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda