rushlight

Example Sentences

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The rushlight lit at Jarrow or a Southron sporting fashion?

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2012

Alyce lighted Jane’s way through the gloomy night with a rushlight that hissed and sputtered in the mist.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; the girls were up and dressing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rushlight or two burned in the room.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The rushlight glimmered on the cave wall behind the stone -and lit the gleam of thousands of eyes.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver