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
Bill benefits, he received a master’s degree from Columbia University and then lit out for Paris.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2021
Eric, and I lit out for Pilgrim Hot Springs, an oasis about an hour outside of Nome.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2020
It would be just like my grandfather, we all agreed, to have lit out on some trip without telling anyone.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 2, 2018
Royal lit out for Manhattan at eighteen, and his first sight of the majestic city from the rail of the ferry confirmed his fate.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
