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Meanings of
sconce
in English
Redoubt.
redoubt
Usage of
sconce
in English
1
The
sconce
is where Billy and I put things for each other.
2
Prying a nearby torch out of its
sconce
,
he went to investigate.
3
A lone
sconce
lit the way, creating unwelcoming shadows and dark corners.
4
The bracket is then riveted to the back of the
sconce
.
5
So he put a fresh candle in the
sconce
and began to prowl.
6
He set the torch in a
sconce
and left me, grumbling.
7
Thankfully, one of the scholars had left a torch beside the last
sconce
.
8
Tiny LED bulbs in the
sconce
lights lining the walls of the entranceway.
9
His face lay buried on his folded arms, beside the
sconce
.
10
Now it is lit by yellow
sconce
reflecting warmly off the window glass.
11
The light from a candle
sconce
fell at a slant across his face.
12
The silvery
sconce
of that grand old man of wisdom, Giovanni.
13
Flames flickered from an iron
sconce
hung from the ceiling by black chains.
14
The shutters were closed, and the
sconce
on the table had two lighted candles.
15
The gendarme himself, apologetic but firm, stepped to the
sconce
and took the candle.
16
On each side of it was a
sconce
,
in which a slovenly candle guttered.
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About this term
sconce
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
meager sconce
nearby sconce
single sconce
ancient sconce
bashing the sconce
More collocations
Sconce
through the time
Sconce
across language varieties
United States of America
Common