lit up
Example Sentences
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From the Empire State Building to One World Trade Center, skyscrapers were lit up orange and blue - the Knicks' team colours.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The Argentine's wizardry lit up all of the three finals he started but 2011 goes down as one of the most sublime individual performances of all time.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Hard to know until the results of the June 2 jungle primary roll in, but his cheeky AI videos spoofing California’s progressive leaders have certainly lit up social media.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“Reina, please come tonight. The sky will be lit up, and it will be different from any other night. It’ll be historic! Tell your father you shouldn’t miss it and I will watch over you.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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