lit

Example Sentences

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Three years earlier, a University of Toronto team identified the neurons that lit up when a mouse was exposed to a scary stimulus — in this case, a sound that earlier accompanied a shock.

From Los Angeles Times

Around 30 worshippers, each of them holding a lit candle, sung Christmas hymns.

From Barron's

The rocket is lit using an oversized lever designed to look like a “Looney Tunes” version of a TNT detonator.

From Salon

Church-goers lit up a tree decorated with stars bearing the image of those killed in June.

From Barron's

Several Turkish media outlets broadcast images showing the sky lit up by an explosion not far from the location where the aircraft sent a signal.

From Barron's