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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According to the outlet, the city previously lit up its water tower using the color purple when Prince died in 2016 and when Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died in 2020. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 Meta claims Africa’s economic activity will rise by $37 billion in the two or three years after 2Africa is lit up in 2025. Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025 Payton lit up Joseph on the sideline after that play. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025 Abby Minasi, Grace Gilligan and Ireland Cronin lit up the scoreboard for Hanover (10-2) in a 3-1 victory over Braintree. Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 11 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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