pilot light
Example Sentences
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It was like someone lit the pilot light.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025
One of the property’s residents told Pittsburgh ABC affiliate WTAE-TV that the victim was trying to turn on the pilot light on a furnace in the guest house when the building burst.
From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023
“The pilot light got ignited by ‘In Bruges.’”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022
A bugler ignited the pilot light of pride in all of us, heads bowed everywhere and the pit lane swelled with the memories of friends, fathers, brothers and sisters lost.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2021
I needed something that could hold a flame, some kind of pilot light.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
