pilot light
Example Sentences
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As it had hundreds of times before in hundreds of previous matches, her opponent’s nerve lit Williams’s pilot light.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
The basement floor — and water heater pilot light — are covered.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2019
A valve or line broke as a result, releasing propane that was ignited by a pilot light.
From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2019
The resulting “Campbell Machine” added up to a “meaningless switch and a pilot light on the outside of the box” and “a circuit diagram with ink,” and a few other curlicues stapled here and there.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2018
I needed something that could hold a flame, some kind of pilot light.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
