pilot light

Example Sentences

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Checking and relighting a pilot light is something you can do yourself; SoCalGas suggests consulting the furnace owner’s manual or contacting the utility for assistance.

From Los Angeles Times

“The pilot light got ignited by ‘In Bruges.’”

From Seattle Times

As it had hundreds of times before in hundreds of previous matches, her opponent’s nerve lit Williams’s pilot light.

From Washington Post

“Could be a pilot light. Could be a cigarette,” Goldstein said.

From Washington Post

“It could be a cigarette in Apartment X, or it could be a pilot light in Apartment Y,” Goldstein said.

From Washington Post