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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a single candle" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to one candle, often in contexts related to light, ambiance, or symbolism.
Example: "In the dark room, a single candle flickered, casting shadows on the walls."
Alternatives: "one candle" or "a lone candle."
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A single candle adorned with a black ribbon rests on the bar.
Each was topped with a single candle "to make a wish," Sara Zimmerman said.
Someone held up a single candle, which flickered above the mass of the crowd.
The service begins with a single boy soprano carrying a single candle.
When he died, they set his regular table with a black cloth and a single candle.
Does it enter empty churches and light a single candle on the altar?
There's also a frame of a single candle flame burning in front of an old TV during a blackout.
A small cake with a single candle sat in front of him, but celebrating he was not.
At the end, now dead, he walks to the cemetery, carrying a single candle, his coffin tucked under one arm.
Some of its shots — like those taken with only a single candle as illumination — were nothing short of miraculous.
In his painting The Education of the Virgin (1640) a book is illuminated by a single candle flame.
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