extinguish light

Frequency: 5.02.1 per million words

a formal or literary way to say turn off a light

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Examples (10)

  • Please extinguish the light before leaving the room.
  • The butler carefully extinguished each light in the grand hallway.
  • She extinguished the light and sat in contemplative darkness.
  • The old man slowly extinguished the light by his bedside.
  • We must extinguish all lights during the ceremony.
  • The caretaker extinguished the lights in the cathedral one by one.
  • He extinguished the light with a gentle breath.
  • The monk extinguished the light and began his evening prayers.
  • She would always extinguish the light before retiring for the night.
  • The servant was instructed to extinguish every light in the mansion.