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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a light down" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is light in weight or brightness, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "I need a light down to help me see in the dark."
Alternatives: "a light source" or "a lightweight item".
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A light down spread out from the hairline at her ear to the baby fat along her jaw.
"We shined a light down in there and you could see a boot that looked like it had a pair of jeans pulled up over the boot," Hoyt Bryant told Fox 5 News.
As much as this painting is about the fearful vulnerability of childhood, it is also about the grim burden of adulthood, which shines a light down upon the demands of infancy and may say "yes" to some of them, but must say "no" to others.
He had on bluejeans, a light down jacket, and running shoes.
At first I thought a beer-sodden ligger had pulled a light down.
But now we do more than shine a light down the road, now we lead the way there.
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Late into the third evening the moon rose, casting a bright light down upon them.
Beukels said he shone a bright light down from his Fouga jet onto the cabin of the DC6 while his radio operator called on the plane to divert.
In the beginning all babies are hairy, covered in a soft light down called vellus hair.
At Flos, Mr. Libeskind went for a classic: the 1980 Gibigiana lamp by Achille Castiglioni, which uses a mirror to bounce light down to a work surface.
For example, a BEC can slow light down to a crawl.
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