lit up

Example Sentences

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“She lit up the room,” Markle said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The kid who lit up Tennessee high-school football remains the same electrifying playmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal

As he narrated his story, the sky lit up with a drone light show, depicting images of a heart and other dynamic patterns.

From Los Angeles Times

To laud Charles, JPMorgan lit up the top of its new $3 billion Manhattan skyscraper with the insignia of the kingdom, an unusual event in a city that chased out the British in 1783.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I see the same problems that I experienced in their eyes,” he said, describing how the children’s faces lit up when he spoke to them in their shared mother tongue.

From New York Times