lit
Example Sentences
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After the event, Trump said: "She lit up the television screen like very few people I have ever seen do it."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
When I asked what had brought her to the Trump Superstore, aside from the 50 percent discount, she lit a cigarette.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Or someone lit the fuse a day early.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Mourners took turns gently pouring water over a hand of the deceased while others lit incense sticks and folded their hands in prayer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Feeling as good as if I had just waded the Mississippi River, I breathed a sigh of relief and lit out for the barn to get some straw.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
