Examples of “gaslight” in a Sentence

noun A lamp that produces light by burning piped gas.

• The old street was lit by gaslight before electricity arrived.
• She read by gaslight, the flame flickering in its glass case.
• Many Victorian homes were fitted with gaslight in every room.

verb To manipulate someone so that they doubt their own memory, perception, or sanity.

• He tried to gaslight her into thinking she had imagined the argument.
• Colleagues accused the manager of gaslighting staff over missed deadlines.
• She realized she was being gaslighted when small facts kept being denied.