Very lights
Example Sentences
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Very lights, anti-aircraft shells flashed brightly above them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Twenty-five minutes after the attack began, green Very lights arched over the crest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Half a dozen Very lights went up in rapid succession: we were discovered!
From On the right of the British line by Nobbs, Gilbert
They said it bugge or even bwg, but then they were more afraid of specters in those days than we, who imprison will-o'-the-wisps in Very lights, and rub fox-fire on our watch faces.
From Edge of the Jungle by Beebe, William
Instantly the "Very" lights began to go up in scores, and hell broke loose.
From A Yankee in the Trenches by Holmes, Robert Derby
