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
Walk-in visitor traffic slumped as gas prices soared, and fewer people lit out to explore eastern Oklahoma’s Indian Country.
From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2022
Eric, and I lit out for Pilgrim Hot Springs, an oasis about an hour outside of Nome.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2020
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
Feeling as good as if I had just waded the Mississippi River, I breathed a sigh of relief and lit out for the barn to get some straw.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
