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Example Sentences

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Swedish giant who lit up European soccer, has never been short of opinions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Nvidia’s paper lit a fire under the industry.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Trees from the “White Snow” project were lit up moodily throughout the space.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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

“Although that really isn’t saying much. I could have lit a rocket off under you and you wouldn’t have noticed. You have impressive tunnel vision, my friend.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin