light out

Example Sentences

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Well, that is the question, and you do wonder why these kids don’t just light out for Portland.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

You Dean Mears took the light out of my life.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

For others, it’s when they first realize they’ve finished dinner and it’s still light out, or when the first crocuses poke up through the snow.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2024

Pretty soon, it’ll be light out past 9 p.m. and if you want a challenge, try to convince kids to go to bed before it’s dark.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

The Body in the Library, however, was gripping, and he finished it after he was supposed to put his light out.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman