alight on/upon
phrasal verb
alighted on/upon also alit on/upon; alighting on/upon; alights on/upon
: to see, notice, or think of (something)
Her eye/eyes alighted on a strange man in the crowd.
a speaker who easily alights upon topics that interest a wide audience
Examples of alight on/upon in a Sentence
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At key moments, these tendrils of sound alight on major and minor chords: familiar harmonies rendered new.
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Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
For some time, there has been an assumption that — at one point or another — the Premier League will inevitably alight upon its own version of this approach.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023
His hobby is donning a pair of binoculars and identifying the various species of birds that alight on the trees in his Baltimore County backyard.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
There are just too many doorsteps, and too many things that need to alight on them.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 28 June 2023
Toward the end of July, the goldfinches alight on the tall stalks of purple and yellow meadow rue, setting off ripples of movement.
—Nancy Hass Ngoc Minh Ngo, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022
Natalie White, 29, was wanted after the Wendy's was set alight on June 13, the day after Brooks died, according to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department.
—NBC News, 22 June 2020
As industry mavens alight on the Zurich Film Festival, escalating inflation costs and rising interest rates are hijacking dreams of a post-pandemic recovery and rebirth.
—Angus Finney, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022
Millions of butterflies alight on oyamel firs, pines and junipers.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2021
Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
For some time, there has been an assumption that — at one point or another — the Premier League will inevitably alight upon its own version of this approach.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023
His hobby is donning a pair of binoculars and identifying the various species of birds that alight on the trees in his Baltimore County backyard.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
There are just too many doorsteps, and too many things that need to alight on them.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 28 June 2023
Toward the end of July, the goldfinches alight on the tall stalks of purple and yellow meadow rue, setting off ripples of movement.
—Nancy Hass Ngoc Minh Ngo, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022
Natalie White, 29, was wanted after the Wendy's was set alight on June 13, the day after Brooks died, according to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department.
—NBC News, 22 June 2020
As industry mavens alight on the Zurich Film Festival, escalating inflation costs and rising interest rates are hijacking dreams of a post-pandemic recovery and rebirth.
—Angus Finney, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022
Millions of butterflies alight on oyamel firs, pines and junipers.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2021
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“Alight on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alight%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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