rushlight

Example Sentences

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The rushlight lit at Jarrow or a Southron sporting fashion?

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2012

The rushlight trembled and shrank to a glimmer.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The next day commenced as before, getting up and dressing by rushlight; but this morning we were obliged to dispense with the ceremony of washing; the water in the pitchers was frozen.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

When she was gone he stepped into the room, sumptuous in his black velvet, with one cold diamond beaming in the rushlight from his scarlet badge.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

With the rushlight he cast around, plunging his hand into the stinking mounds.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver