light up
Example Sentences
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These days, he said, his phone regularly lights up with messages from recruiters eager to lure him to other jobs.
"He'll be remembered for his kindness, his caring nature, his wit, but more importantly, and more than anything, his infectious smile, it would light up a room," they said.
From BBC
"It was nothing back in the day, just a normal house like a terraced house with a couple of lights up," she said.
From BBC
The sky above Bradford lights up during the city's UK City of Culture celebrations, as hundreds of drones recreate the David Hockney's most famous paintings.
From Barron's
Researchers studying the brains of soccer fans found that certain areas of the brain light up when people watch matches featuring their favorite team.
From Science Daily
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