light up

Example Sentences

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A mile or so from the pads where Artemis II will light up the sky, Brenda Mulberry, owner of Space Shirts, has been selling Nasa T-shirts and souvenirs for 40 years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Apple worked with artists to light up the Sydney Opera House in Australia with art designed on the iPad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The list of players of Surinamese heritage to light up European soccer is familiar to anyone who has watched the great Dutch sides of the past 40 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I felt something close to pride as I watched their eyes light up in realization: this was actually a very good sweet — not some leprechaunian trick.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

At once, hundreds of lanterns light up along brick paths, revealing dozens and dozens of stone buildings that dot the rocky landscape that stretches as far and wide as a small town.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas