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Sentence Examples The moon helped out by shining brightly, while the 70 visitors carried torches and lanterns. After the advent of photography in the mid-century, magic lanterns were increasingly produced and sold primarily for domestic use. Carissa lit a taper in the outer room and lit the lanterns in her secret room. Red lanterns suspended from bamboo poles crisscross the streets while bamboo stalls topped with colorful tarpaulin litter the sidewalks. These lanterns were mangel-wurzels or pumpkins hollowed out with a ghostly face cut into them, illuminated by a candle placed inside. The amphitheatre had been decorated with Chinese lanterns, a dance floor and live band. At night, its surface always glittered with the lanterns of passing trade ships and river barges. Holden and Moll also put floating candles in their pond, lanterns on seat walls, and tiki torches among tropical foliage. Up on the East Gate, under tinkling bells and rotund lanterns, men had come to sip tea, puff cigarettes and play draughts. Of less stature were the tinsmiths, who made lanterns, bugles, trumpets, military ornaments, and funils widely used during carnival. The shrubs' flowers are bell-shaped and hang like so many Chinese lanterns on a single stem. Paul Revere tells Johnny to tell Robert Newman, the sexton at Christ's Church, to hang two lanterns. We're goin' to need TP, baby wipes, plastic bags, battery powered lanterns, and buckets of batteries. The Christmas Lights were turned on in Clonaslee last week and along with the new street lanterns look a treat. Thirty thousand shoppers come here weekly in search of everything from green tea and tsukemono to paper lanterns. By nightfall, several dozen boats will be out on the lake with their lanterns twinkling in the velvet darkness. Mid-autumn brings more lanterns and mounds of sweet paste-filled moon cakes. Wats are to be adorned with lanterns, flowers and joss sticks as symbols of worship, and skyrockets will be lit for three days to celebrate. The tragic ending is atmospheric, with snow falling on a procession of women carrying red lanterns. As fantastical neon signs and lanterns extended the hours of daylight, I was seized by a desperate need to recapture my lost youth. Show More Sentences At the top of the climb an usher showed you where to park and pointed out seating in an area outlined by lanterns. Now the red swaying lanterns on the low, wide bumboats come on, making some minor huckster transformation from tawdry to quaint. In the evening when darkness falls the stallholders light up their lanterns and the atmosphere becomes truly magical. Pumpkin lanterns are now as heavily associated with Hallowe'en as decorated fir trees are with Christmas. Do not use portable heaters or lanterns while sleeping in enclosed areas such as tents, campers, and other vehicles. Different colored paper lanterns hung overhead, not really doing much to light up the place but looking very pretty all the same. Now that was the new technology and they were just starting to use electric lights to project the magic lanterns instead of the carbide lamps. His subjects include the rugged, interior domesticity of Kgoro, a rock-circled site where laundry is strung on a line like lanterns. It is this tradition which leads to the present day custom of placing dark coloured candles and other subdued lights in lanterns and pumpkins. From ice lanterns, people evolved ever more elaborate ice sculpture decorated with colourful illuminations. A dozen sixth-years poured out from the far end, their lanterns swinging haphazardly from their jarring gait. The Garden contains two Japanese pagodas and a large Buddhist statue, as well as rare Japanese plants and many beautiful lanterns. We've added benches, lanterns, a table and chairs and chiminea to make this special place a favorite relaxation area for our family and friends. There are also a variety of lanterns, including multi-colored Chinese lanterns, which create a festive, vintage mood. Up go illuminated pink flamingos, Chinese lanterns, chile-pepper lights, and glowing plastic Santas. It's as good as that Sargent painting of the girls lighting Chinese lanterns in a garden. There was a time when she was happy girl who danced under Chinese lanterns. We are working with card to produce Chinese lanterns, traditional hats and dragon puppets. Many people brought traditional Chinese lanterns with them that had been made at a series of workshops during the past month at schools. The home page features a photograph of Jet Li standing next to a row of traditional Chinese lanterns and a wall of the Forbidden City. Show More Sentences Inside is a sea of gold, tinged with red and black, acres of eastern decorations, Chinese lanterns and wall reliefs. Ashton's skating party in a Victorian park lit by Chinese lanterns looks charming as ever and offers a variety of opportunities for the students. Strung on pole above the statues, plants, and stone benches were Chinese lanterns about the size of basketballs. Use orange Chinese lanterns, bright rosehips, stems of red or orange berries, or chilies. Nam's yard sat soft-lit under a few swinging lanterns amid dappled shade from the trees. The school oak tree had been lit up with fairy lights, there were lanterns hanging from some of the branches that added a romantic touch. Creoles speak of a phantom pirate ship seen at night, lit by flickering lanterns. Maisie received in petrification the full force of her mother's huge and painted eyes-they were like Japanese lanterns swung under festal arches. Inside the villa are lovely fireplaces, as well as lanterns and tiles with floral patterns in bas-relief. We grabbed our flashlights and lanterns and waited to see, or hear what would be next. If you plan to rely on flashlights or electric lanterns for emergency lighting, be sure to keep plenty of fresh batteries on hand. In half a minute the light of the lanterns fell upon a hired fly, drawn by a steaming and jaded horse. Hanging from the centre of the dome is an anchor shape with red and green lanterns at the end of the anchor flukes. The music hit a crescendo as the dancers beneath the brightly lit lanterns increased the momentum of the dance. In addition to these fires, the streets were lined with lanterns, and people carried cressets as they wandered from one bonfire to another. The three images were then projected onto a screen by three separate lanterns to reproduce the full colour image. They were Indians, though I could see the light from the few lanterns gleaming off their white chests. I looked over at Mom, who was smiling and happy in the glowy light of the lanterns. When the air became chilly and darkness descended, they lit lanterns and retired to a rustic shelter. The mint-green of Aberline's absinthe shows up in the color of the lanterns on the Ripper's carriage, among other touches. Show More Sentences There were little Japanese lanterns hanging everywhere, with compact fluorescent bulbs. There were multicolored Japanese lanterns around the walls, and on the ceiling was a multicolored disco ball. The passage was lighted with a few lanterns that were magically kept aflame, and it was almost as cold there as it was outside. At night, the city is aglow in light cast by red lanterns, scattered throughout Old Town and high in the surrounding hills. There is a bar, Chinese lanterns, and a hired disc jockey spinning popular records. Two swinging lanterns lit the interior with a yellow-orange cast that made Rebecca stand out in sharp relief like some golden goddess. Organisers are also still looking for lanterneers to carry the feature lanterns. Along the one-kilometer road, which is closed to traffic at night, Chinese paper lanterns provide dim illumination and an exotic, enticing aura. Over a three-day period, candles, oil lamps, paper lanterns, and electric bulbs are lit to show how angels lit Buddha's return from heaven. In terms of outdoor illumination, colonials who ventured out at night carried torches or lanterns. Thanks to those who helped out during each station, in carrying the cross, carrying the lanterns, singing, reading, sowing etc. Fifteen days later the Lantern Festival is celebrated and all of the city is illuminated with glowing ornate paper lanterns. During the Lantern Festival, most temples are illuminated by colorful lanterns of all shapes and sizes. The tall, zelkova tree beside the pagoda is draped with lanterns on the Buddha's Birthday in May of every year. A faint glow at the far end resolved itself into the lights of two lanterns. If there are lanterns in the scene, arrange them to provide additional fill-in lighting. Battery powered lanterns and lamps stood on most available surfaces to provide additional lighting. Slowly people left, and just as slowly the park darkened and the quaint round lanterns set around the circle flickered into life. The lanterns were loosely hanging on strings through the cherry trees, slowly swaying in the breeze. Long, low arcades line the river bank, with red lanterns suspended under the eaves. Show More Sentences At night, a fluffy pink cloud of sakura can be seen floating above the lights of the lanterns in the park. Dusty paths lined with flickering orange lanterns led us to our final camp, a slice of dramatic Arabian luxury. In the 1970's the two-way radio made a big difference in making up trains and the brakeman were no longer giving signals with lanterns and lighted fuzees. Participants are asked to bring candles, lanterns and torches. Traffic was brought to a standstill for nearly an hour as a succession of people carrying lanterns in all shapes and sizes wound round the streets. The north wall opens up to the sunken courtyard to draw in cool air, and the tapered lanterns serve as thermal chimneys, with openable louvres to evacuate hot air. An evergreen twining climber, it bears long racemes of lobster-claw like flowers of a luminescent bluey-green and hangs like Chinese lanterns from the vine. Among the ship's fittings were lanterns with hinged and sliding doors as well as furniture, including stools, benches, folding stands, trestles and tables. This mid-autumn festival has strong links with their harvest festival and coincides with the Lantern Festival, with red lanterns of all shapes in all Chinese settlements. Also, the kitchen now has a few hanging green glass lanterns that will shatter over the cat food stations when the hooks end up falling out like they always do. At the time of this viewer's visit, the Chinese New Year was being celebrated on the museum's lower level, decorated with brilliant paper lanterns and streamers. The mysterious beauty of hundreds of handmade candle lanterns and the haunting figures of stiltwalkers are glowingly reflected in the placid rippling water of Trout Lake. In England, France and Germany magic lanterns, moveable gauze screens and transparencies had been used to experiment with light on stage since the seventeenth century. Here and there lanterns bobbed through the mist like bodiless eyes. Suspended from the ceiling, and casting the only light in the room, were myriad red lanterns constructed from the same silk to suggest various familiar objects. A final work, Unravel, was a mainly white confection of foam-core strips, slivered paper plates and disassembled Chinese lanterns that descended from the ceiling in a vortex. Vertical timber slats are sandwiched between two layers of glass forming a layered, translucent membrane, so at night, the pavilions will glow like lanterns above the town. Colorful lanterns were strung around lighting up the pathways. Decorative touches such as vintage movie posters, a mini marquee, director's chairs, and overhead lanterns or strings of lights create the right mood. At night it is gaudy with Japanese lanterns and Mexican music. Show More Sentences They embrace three angular lanterns that pull light into the heart of the building and, at night, seem to float above it like illuminated marquees. It was very relaxing to watch the boats go by with their night lanterns on and on occasion feel the nibble from the fishing rod hoping you would catch the big one. Out in the bay the sun flickers on the gently lapping water as the scents of the offerings waft out to sea from the little lanterns and house doors. The Menorah light is a free-standing translucent pylon light and the Star of David is translated into two hanging lamps constructed like Japanese lanterns of white parchment. A small fountain sat in the center, the bubbling water sparkling brightly from the warm glow of hanging Japanese lanterns and a small scattering of patio torches. For the first time, Sikh community calligraphers joined Japanese calligraphers in writing messages of Peace and Friendship in Gurmukhi on beautiful Japanese lanterns. Another group of three court ladies with their lantern bearer appear further back in the garden, seated or standing in a pavilion decorated with lanterns. The fronts of the joss houses and the restaurants were brightened with many colored lanterns, quaint carved gilded woodwork, potted plants and dwarf trees. You can illuminate your garden with a selection of wooden or metal lanterns, colour-changing lily pad lights or bright, citronella bucket candles. The shrubs' flowers are bell shaped and hang like so many Chinese lanterns on a single stem of which the lower part is covered with short spiky like leaves. It was a place of pebbled walkways, pagodas, stone lanterns, a waterfall, and a wishing well where families and courting couples could give voice to their dreams. Counting the coins I handed half of them to Niko to purchase horses, blankets and bedding, and lanterns as well as any other necessities he believed we had need of. Her favourites were lanterns that could come alive or die at a word, and an arrow that would hit whatever you wanted to hit, no matter how bad your aim was. Initially, tomatillos look like little green paper lanterns. It looked impressive, but the light from the battery-operated torch bulb-lit lanterns could have been brighter to enable them to stand out better in the darkness. And we took note that the decor followed the motif suggested by the restaurant's name, with matching electric lanterns at regular intervals hanging from the ceiling. Electric lanterns and flashlights have probably dimmed, then gone out. For the past month young and old had been constructing their own lanterns to carry in the procession and they included sparkling swans, stars and angels. The place was quite deserted, lighted by a few lanterns hung high up, in which the gas burned dimly. Students at the local college in Truro have created large lanterns, complementing the work of the core artists team. Show More Sentences Sikh architecture is characterised by gilded fluted domes, cupolas, kiosks, stone lanterns, ornate balusters and square roofs. Mongolian army studied Kongming lanterns from Chinese and used it in Battle of Legnica during Mongol invasion of Poland. Although their sense of smell is acute, their eyesight is monochromatic as has been shown by their lack of reaction to red lanterns. The event highlight is a torch lit procession through the town featuring fire, lanterns, masquerade and music and mayhem. It is she, they say, who is waving festival lanterns down there, making such beautiful sea-lights. Keep in mind that generators, wet cell batteries and gas lanterns are prohibited. Just so, light beaded on tin lanterns, drops fanfared from sprinklers, minnows fluted in pools. We have people who do tinwork and make lanterns, people who do woodwork and make chairs, tables, etc. Officials at China's Bayan Lepas Airport were forced to redirect flights on 8 February due to a number of kerosene-filled lanterns on the runway. A LEADING business body has appealed for Jubilee celebrations to shun Chinese lanterns amid fears the fire balloons could spark a blaze. On a sunny wall grow climbers like the parrot's bill clianthus and clerodendrum, which produce red lanterns in late summer. The preschool room was decorated with many Chinese-themed items, including a dragon mural, red Chinese lanterns and beautiful cherry blossoms. Others are going about our streets, like well-meaning but beslept watchmen, calling the hours of midnight, while the morning is paling their lanterns. Birmingham played a key role in this pre-cinema world, producing thousands of lanterns for export, leading to the birth of the flipbook, and eventually the cinema. For the first time, the China Pavilion comes alive with more than 500 massive Chinese red lanterns adorning the passageways leading to the 4,050sq metre enclosure. They would call themselves Fusgeyers, wear uniforms, carry lanterns and flags, and support themselves by giving theatrical performances in Yiddish. We now have to fit them with photocells or change the lanterns. With bright red Chinese lanterns displayed at the front of the store, the top-notch department store is ready to hand out red envelope discounts to Chinese tourists. Inspired by the shape of traditional lanterns, he weaved a basket-like structure using hexagonally bent glass tubes in combination with silken cords. Examples from Classical Literature There is also a long row of very large stone lanterns, presented as a tribute to the memory of the Shogun, Ieyasu. Immediately there was a rush for the reading matter and then for the wannigan to buy lanterns by which to read. They have taken to holding them outside now, with Chinese lanterns, so that there is no close season at all. The men who were lighting the lanterns were obliged to intervene before he could be placated. Supt. Solon was sent to a store near the theater with an order for as many lanterns as might be needed. There, where the music was playing and the Japanese lanterns were bobbing, he said it to her. Armour and his pig-buyers had been around with lanterns all night hunting up the owners and bulling the market. For two hours the soldiers had been charging the crowds by the light of lanterns and torches. But when I walked out of malouf's store, boys were just lighting the paper lanterns for a block dance. It was a mirky night like this, with 'prentices gawpin' in the lanterns and Jack Ketch unsnarlin' his cursed ropes. Mali-ya-bwana, under his directions, had undone the loads containing the lanterns. The shouts and lanterns were bewildering, and I heard a fellow give a shout of recognition to osa Couper. The lanterns look like fairy lights as they curve round the end of Pembridge Road. Mountains of fruit tower up in the shops, illuminated by multicoloured lanterns. At night the avenues of booths are illuminated with thousands of fairy lights, electric lamps and Chinese lanterns. I've sat round in Tokio and looked at lanterns and spidery letters until I'm tired of it. In the afternoon a walk back of the temple of Ieyasu revealed more stone lanterns, shrines, and toriis. Our lanterns, as befits the vakil's position, are very large. After the naumachia, the moon rose, and the Chinese lanterns were lighted. Get the lanterns from the wanigan, and bring them to the dam. Show More Sentences Someone had put our lanterns on the top of this pyramid shrine. I watched till daylight blotted out the yellow glare of the lanterns. We stumbled down from the train to a wooden siding, where men were running about with lanterns. Cups were refilled and lanterns trimmed again, And so the festival went on. With lanterns in their hands a dozen men came to the door of the house where he lived alone and commanded that he dress and come forth. I let him take the helm, while the rest began a thorough search, all keeping abreast, with lanterns. For this last night of carnival the big house had decorated all its balconies with rows of coloured paper lanterns right up to the roof. He works as a tinner most days creating measures, lanterns and coffeepots from tin plate. I wish you would go and fetch my satchel, two lanterns, and a can of kerosene oil that is under the seat. They drove along the streets where the lanterns were fading. The two or three stragglers who met the minister carried lanterns. The large conservatory opening out of it is pleasantly lighted with Chinese lanterns, and beautifully decorated with shrubs and flowers. I have been predicting such catastrophes involving Chinese lanterns for years. The Brompton and Grosvenor nickel-plated stainless steel lanterns are perfect for alfresco summer nights. Finally, by the light of torches and lanterns, we saw that we had arrived. He squinted at the mizzen rigging where the lanterns revealed the damage. Outside there was a wide terrace lit up by Chinese and Moorish lanterns. The people of Yedo erected memorial-stone lanterns at his tomb. They just jumped into their clothes, grabbed lanterns and piked after us. It was a pitch-black night and we were glad of our lanterns. Show More Sentences It was quite black on the afterdeck by this time, minus lanterns. We shall soon have seen the end of those men with their lanterns. Carpenter standing before his vice-bench, and by the light of two lanterns busily filing the ivory joist for the leg, which joist is firmly fixed in the vice. In your quality of a high-toned sharper, you will not have to pay the taxes on mud, or the poor, or lanterns, to which the bourgeois of Paris are subject. The history of asbestos dates back to ancient Greece and beyond, as accounts of its use ranged from the wicks of lanterns to tablecloths and funeral garments. Find more words! 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Words that rhyme with lanterns What is the adjective for lanterns? What is the noun for lanterns? Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words lantern-jawed lanternfish lantern lantana lant lansquenet lanthanide lanthanides lanthanum lanthorn lanugo lanyard 8-letter Words Starting With l la lan lant lante lanter lantern