lit out
Example Sentences
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John, the elder, lit out for the West in 1857, wound up in Illinois, joined the Union Army for the duration and beyond, and came to Sawtelle in 1900.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Tommy Shelby currently seems to have his hands full pursuing a political career, but what if one of his henchmen lit out for the Windy City to escape prosecution at home?
From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018
An adventurous young woman, she lit out for Hawaii in 1938, remaining until 1945.
From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2017
Then she lit out from Depression-era New York and trekked across Africa in the company of a baboon, a Pygmy guide, and a four-year-old orphan.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2017
After putting my traps, lunch, and apples in a gunny sack, I called Rowdy and lit out for the bottoms to make my fortune.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
