as in darkened
being without light or without much light
she stumbled over something in the unlit hallway
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Recent Examples of unlit
If there’s dim to moderate light, the unlit display can be a bit hard to see.
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PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
An unlit cigar from Red Sox principal owner John Henry lay on the desk in front of him.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
So, if the house is unlit, simply continue to the next home.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Potential remedies for an unlit Mundelein intersection — about which an area resident raised concerns to the Lake County Board — remain unclear, with the state and village disputing who is even responsible for overhead lighting there.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlit
PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
An unlit cigar from Red Sox principal owner John Henry lay on the desk in front of him.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
So, if the house is unlit, simply continue to the next home.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Potential remedies for an unlit Mundelein intersection — about which an area resident raised concerns to the Lake County Board — remain unclear, with the state and village disputing who is even responsible for overhead lighting there.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlit
Adjective
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By becoming the light in a darkened world, everyone becomes a firefly that helps to illuminate the way back home to each other.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The sky was cloudless and dark with the moon’s light now below the horizon.—
Sheeka Sanahori,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
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Bordered by antique wood pillar columns, the custom wood and glass front doors lead into a rotunda foyer displaying dark polished hardwood floors that run throughout the interiors.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
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Velardo’s whereabouts were murky when he was charged in the two investigations in March, 2013.—
Karen Wang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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But when the two leading figures behind the coup – RSF chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in charge of the SAF – began fighting each other, the foreign powers had to choose whom to support – and their involvement became even murkier.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlit. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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