How do you use Klieg in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Klieg meaning
Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography
Using Klieg
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography
- In the example corpus, klieg often appears in combinations such as: klieg lights.
Context around Klieg
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Klieg
- In this selection, "klieg" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wattage, congress, lights and lamp stand out and add context to how "klieg" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include high wattage klieg lights all and shine a klieg lamp on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "klieg" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with klieg
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He's trying to shine a Klieg lamp on Jim Crow laws. (12 words)
At that precise moment, the tranquility of the night was split apart by a deafening, unworldly roar, and the harsh brilliance of a dozen high wattage klieg lights, all aimed at my face. (33 words)
Under Congress’ klieg lights, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg tried to defend his company’s plans to launch a digital currency, while politicians laid into him for not policing paid and unpaid political speech more aggressively. (35 words)
Under Congress’ klieg lights, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg tried to defend his company’s plans to launch a digital currency, while politicians laid into him for not policing paid and unpaid political speech more aggressively. (35 words)
At that precise moment, the tranquility of the night was split apart by a deafening, unworldly roar, and the harsh brilliance of a dozen high wattage klieg lights, all aimed at my face. (33 words)
He's trying to shine a Klieg lamp on Jim Crow laws. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
At that precise moment, the tranquility of the night was split apart by a deafening, unworldly roar, and the harsh brilliance of a dozen high wattage klieg lights, all aimed at my face.
He's trying to shine a Klieg lamp on Jim Crow laws.
Under Congress’ klieg lights, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg tried to defend his company’s plans to launch a digital currency, while politicians laid into him for not policing paid and unpaid political speech more aggressively.
Common combinations with klieg
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: