lights out
Example Sentences
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"It means we can potentially design drugs that target the parasite's ARK1 specifically, turning the lights out on malaria without harming the patient."
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
Maye was lights out for much of the season—there’s a reason he was in the MVP mix—and this will be the first mild weather game the Patriots have played in ages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
It could be a long, slow descent with the lights out on an RAF jet, or a rapid, corkscrew down in a C-130 transport plane.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Your firm’s IPO ETF has been relatively flat this year while the International IPO ETF is shooting the lights out, with a gain of nearly 40%.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
“We’ll be fine,” Sam had told me one night, just before they turned the lights out.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
