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Example sentences for "lit"

Lexicographically close words:
listless; listlessly; listlessness; listning; lists; litanies; litany; lite; litel; litell
  1. Mytton Maury; in the publications of the Maryland Historical Society by Robert Dodge and John G.

  2. They went mad in their delight; they lit bonfires, they drank, they feasted, they embraced each other and boasted of their bravery that had caused the mighty nation of the Fung to flee away for ever.

  3. An' lit wite side o' where the' Big Bear's at.

  4. I lit my pipe, which had gone out, before answering.

  5. Although we were now some five hundred yards away, it, notwithstanding the steam, lit up the whole cavern as clear as day, and we could see that the roof was here about forty feet above us, and washed perfectly smooth with water.

  6. The coffin was put down by the grave, and a few big flakes lit upon it.

  7. A robin redbreast came as bold as could be and lit upon the coffin and began to sing.

  8. On we rushed towards this pillar of fire, which gleamed fiercer than any furnace ever lit by man.

  9. This done, we devoured the remnants of our biltong, washed down with the sweet lake water, and then lit our pipes and awaited whatever might turn up.

  10. I groped about and found it, and having a match on me carefully lit it, and as soon as the flame had got a hold of the wick I turned it on down the boat.

  11. It was a little low room, about five feet square, lit by two loopholes, which were concealed from outside by the great growth of ivy on the side of the house.

  12. Then I lit my lamp with my little pocket tinder-box, so that I could heat the tar as I needed it.

  13. I lit my candles, intending to read; but I found that I was far too well inclined to mischief to pay much heed to my book.

  14. Naturally, in that gloomy little prison, lit by a single tallow candle, with all my anxieties heavy on my mind, the time passed slowly.

  15. Ere 'ave I been keepin' my fire lit while you been enjoyin' a stuffin' loaf down in that there cabin.

  16. I lit softly; but I certainly shocked that old mare's feelings.

  17. The Norsemen ascended a hill above the town, lit a huge pile of wood, and tossed the burning piles down on the roofs.

  18. The smile of his Fylgia, like the light of the star upon a stream, lit the surface, but could not pierce to the deep.

  19. Macbeth heard, and trembled in his moors; Gryffyth of Wales lit the fire-beacon on moel and craig.

  20. I decided that a German bullet would be better than a fall down the mountain-side, and so I lit one of my oil lamps.

  21. At night the important corners of the streets were lit with cloth transparencies, with "Verdun" and a great black arrow painted on them.

  22. At watering-trough, just as I started up, a shell lit near and caused a rush of air by my head.

  23. The sky clear for once and, lit by sun about to sink over Ballon d'Alsace, was studded with white shrapnel puffs--while the German puffs were flaked into black clouds.

  24. The leaping flames lit up their faces vividly.

  25. The Norwegian youth's light blue eyes lit up with indignant fire.

  26. He was in the midst of his description when a fearfully vivid flash lit up the interior of the car as brightly as day.

  27. In graceful volplanes the aëroplanes lit in the field like an alighting flight of carrier pigeons.

  28. As soon as Miss Coates had disappeared, Hallowell turned to Rainey, his face lit with pleased and childish anticipation.

  29. But at the first sight of him the girl started, her eyes lit with recognition, her face flushed.

  30. Her face was flushed, her eyes lit with indignation and excitement.

  31. A tongue of flame lit the gable from below and licked the horse-hair up into a curling, frizzling thread; and Siclone stood alone in the upper casement.

  32. A flare of lightning lit the cab as it shot past, and he saw Cameron leaning from the cab window, with face of stone, his eyes riveted on the gigantic drivers that threw a sheet of fire from the sanded rails.

  33. Sinclair lit in twenty feet of snow, and they pulled him out with a rope; he wasn't scratched; even the bridge was not badly strained.

  34. There was bread to be baked, a fat fowl to be chased and caught in the yard, herbs to be gathered, a fire to be lit under the great brick bake-oven.

  35. When she had eaten, Fulk took a rushlight, lit it at the torch, and stood waiting.

  36. He drew the curtain slightly to one side, so that they could see into the great council chamber lit by the candles set in sconces upon the walls.

  37. Fulk went down into the hall, lit a torch, and set three more ready in the brackets.

  38. She was a splendour that morning, and the shine of her lit a light in men’s eyes.

  39. Dropping into a couple of vacant chairs at the lower end of this table, we called for a bottle of Chablis, lit our cigars, and fell in with the general business of the evening.


  40. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lit" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    ablaze; afflicted; aglow; alight; bent; bespangled; cockeyed; cut; drunk; elevated; enlightened; fried; fuddled; gaslit; high; illuminated; intoxicated; irradiated; lighted; lightened; lit; loaded; luminous; moonlit; organized; pickled; pissed; plastered; polluted; potted; raddled; smashed; soaked; soused; spangled; starlit; stewed; studded; sunlit; tanked; tight


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    literary fame; little beaten; little before his death; little beyond; little child; little cinnamon; little cold; little country; little delay; little difficult; little fire; little further; little gold; little grated; little lower; little mace; little one; little orange; little parsley; little saint; little salt; little space; little strength; little talk; little warm; little yellow