lit up
Example Sentences
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Young faces lit up with joy as award winners bounced to the podium.
From Los Angeles Times
"But I lit up. It was like I was possessed. I knew I had to get on that plane."
From BBC
When the tuft cells were exposed to succinate, a compound released by parasitic worms, the nearby sensor cells lit up.
From Science Daily
That’s why those folks lit up the bridge over the freeway during the World Series.
From Los Angeles Times
Weeks later, the entire display lit up with a full-screen ad for Apple TV’s sci-fi show “Pluribus.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
