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lights out
noun as in bedtime
noun as in curtains
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in demise
Example Sentences
“He hasn’t pitched in forever, but we put him in a big spot, he threw up a zero and kept us in the ballgame. He was lights out tonight.”
Lunchables and lights out Lights out would probably be around midnight or 1 a.m., and I’ve been eating Lunchables at night lately for some reason.
One of his backers says "he hasn’t thrown much energy into the campaign… he is the outsider and unless he makes a spectacular success and shoots the lights out at the conference he won’t make it."
And while starting pitcher Jack Flaherty grinded through a five-inning, three-run start in his final tune-up before the postseason, the Dodgers bullpen was lights out the rest of the way, combining for four scoreless innings while yielding just three walks and no hits.
“Today, he got the first out and left a slider middle-middle that was hit for a homer. … As far as inconsistencies, I just don’t know the answer. Sometimes he’s lights out, and other times he labors. It’s something we’ve got to dig into.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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