light up
Example Sentences
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“Just seeing her light up and sit in the back of the car singing… ‘You betrayed me!’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The new range includes bricks and figures that can react to movement, play sound and light up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Those who grew up watching Panettiere light up screens both big and small were devastated.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the hulking antenna swivels into action, screens inside the control room light up with the names of objects the radar system detects: stars, satellites and abandoned rocket bodies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
She hit the button to light up the screen.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
