lit up

adjective

Examples of lit up in a Sentence

he finally wandered in at 3:00 a.m., obviously lit up
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Leavitt and Ballas lit up the stage with a quick, nimble, explosively energetic dance that got the audience on their feet. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025 One of those fans is a TikTok user named Meg, whose scathing review of Sombr’s show at the The Anthem in Washington, DC has lit up the comment section and prompted a response from the singer. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 All trees that were reviewed were unboxed, set up (and lit up) by our contributors. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025 This week, London shimmered with star power as Damson Idris, David Oyelowo, and Deborah Ayorinde attended The British Blacklist’s Blacklisted Honours Lunch, while Naomi Campbell, Janet Jackson, and Chiwetel Ejiofor lit up the British Museum Ball. Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lit up

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lit up was in 1907

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“Lit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lit%20up. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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