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'bulb' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'bulb' with 6 example sentences.


bulb noun

: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

: a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)

: anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

: lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)

: a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ


  • Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
  • Use these light bulbs and save electricity.
  • Use light bulbs that don't contain mercury.
  • The light bulb is still hot. Don't touch it.
  • I'm replacing the light bulb.
  • She planted the flower bulb in the garden.
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