sconce

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Recent Examples of sconce Control Surrounding Lighting If additional light is needed, use dimmable sconces, soft table lamps, or, for outdoor settings, low-hanging string lights and lanterns that offer enough visibility without overpowering the gentle candlelit glow. Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025 Interiors blend tactile minimalism with local artistry: Rooms have custom sconces by Panos Profitis, plus textiles by Greek-Egyptian designer Salma Barakat. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025 All of it is housed in a warm space, painted with Farrow and Ball shades of New White, String, and Wimborne White paints and lit by Nickey Kehoe sconces. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 May 2025 The designer incorporated a Phillip Jeffries silk wall covering illuminated by Visual Comfort & Co. sconces and installed a custom bed upholstered in Kravet fabric. Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sconce
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Noun
  • The fine-dining restaurant, tastefully appointed with ornate chandeliers, wine racks, terrazzo tile and sumptuous cabernet walls, is scheduled to open in September, according to an Atlantic Village spokesperson.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
  • Photo : Bilgin Yachts The onyx dining room table and chandelier.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT Updated July 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
  • Just like art, lighting, and heirlooms, these elements are best collected to bring an authentic feel.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The rail buff may focus on dining car china, lanterns, switch locks and keys, calendars, timetables or any other artifacts utilized by the railroads.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
  • As Amélie gradually learns to make sense of the world — parting the waters of the sea to examine all the creatures living there, and constructing paper lanterns with Nishio for the Obon festival of the dead — the movie works its magic.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • First brought in to the label at the behest of owner Credit Lyonnais in 1991, Parkinson kept a candle in the window all these years for Hemdale, after the company became functionally idle following the sale of its Oscar-winning film library to MGM in 1996.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 July 2025
  • The first is known as The Mess, where communal tables beckon thirsty pirates and an anchor studded with candles glows overhead.
    Megan duBois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The two mirrors have more elaborate frames; one is actually a small candelabra.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • The space was filled with an abundance of florals, red candelabras and chandeliers.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The Jewish Festival of Lights, observed for eight days and coinciding with Christmas Day this year, includes the lighting of candles on a nine-branched candelabrum called a menorah and eating traditional foods, such as latkes.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec. 2024
  • By creating casts of the negative spaces left behind, archaeologists were able to reconstruct the furniture inside the room: a wooden bed, a stool, a chest, a bronze candelabrum and a table that once held bronze, glass and ceramic objects.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Once home, inspect your luggage with a flashlight and clean the wheels before bringing it into your bedroom.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
  • The kit should have at least three days' worth of drinking water and food, a flashlight, first aid supplies and a weather radio.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Ontonagon offers Lake Superior beaches, Porcupine Mountains Located in the Upper Peninsula's far northwest, this area features a variety of hiking trails, lakefront sandy beaches, waterfalls, ski areas, a historic lighthouse, and Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, also known as the Porkies.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 July 2025
  • Overnight guests can even watch the sun set from the top of the lighthouse surrounded by the peaceful Cape National Seashore.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 28 June 2025

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