Jake struck one of the lamps, knocking it over, and the bulb blew with a hollow coughing sound.

I tried to light a light and give Miss Pinch her aspirin but evidently a bulb had blown.

He thinks a bulb might have blown.

The bulbs controlling its coal effect had long since blown, making the room seem even gloomier.

This may lead to the perception that bulbs are blowing more frequently than actually is the case: this effect being easily explained away by statistics.

Within another five minutes, the "bulb" of the tower blew apart, scattering shards of glass for kilometers in all directions.

How can I carry on when the bulb in the overhead projector has blown?

The bulb must have blown since his last visit and he found himself peering into a darkness as chill and black as a catacomb.

The bulb in the tent had blown out several days before, and neither of the two men had been able to muster the initiative to replace it.

The bulb must have blown, but he had neither the inclination nor the energy to go and search for a replacement.