[
US
/ˈskɑns/
]
[ UK /skˈɒns/ ]
[ UK /skˈɒns/ ]
NOUN
- a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
- a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
- a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
How To Use sconce In A Sentence
- IT'S a little disconcerting to walk into a hotel room and find a quintet of young men all wearing slap which is far more expertly applied than your own.
- She also outlined another misconception that could explain the suspicion research nurses often encounter among other nurses.
- It is a commonly held misconception, due to the informal traditions of electronic communication, that e-mails carry less weight than letters on headed notepaper.
- Dalmius nursed the invigorating fire-drink from a horn-flask, ensconced in leather, e'en as his thin hands trembled.
- Clara looked momentarily disconcerted but wasn't about to concede defeat after upbraiding Nicholas a moment before.
- That might have been crass, but the film is peppered with jarring references and disconcerting parallels to current events.
- Nick was comfortably ensconced in front of the TV set.
- She is now happily ensconced in a new relationship. Times, Sunday Times
- looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted
- Sure, he ensconced his old girlfriend Wendy Linka out there.