Sentence examples for a headlight from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a headlight" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a single light source on a vehicle, typically used for illumination while driving at night or in low visibility conditions.
Example: "The car's headlight was flickering, so I decided to replace it before my night drive."
Alternatives: "one headlamp" or "a front light".

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It was a headlight, not a battery.

To be seen, use a headlight and taillight at night.

Sometimes an eye gleamed furtive in a headlight.

There's a countryside expression: 'At the moment they're like rabbits with a headlight on them'.

(Let's hope he had a headlight, as his mind clearly was not on the road).

Coombes had been in an old Ford Fiesta with a headlight out and got pulled over.

A headlight beam finds Cherie just back from her speaking date.

The bikes are simple: three speeds, an adjustable seat, a bell and basket and a headlight.

He wears a headlight around his hard hat to navigate dark spaces.

Your next-door neighbour reverses his knackered Peugeot into your new Bentley Convertible and smashes a headlight before driving off.

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And to my surprise, Singer's deer-caught-in-a-headlight gaze fades just a tad.

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