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wondered what might be lurking in the lightless corners of the basement
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While rappelling into some supposedly haunted mines in Chile in 2010, Gates and a cameraman got trapped in a lightless mine shaft.
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Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
Animals that live exclusively in lightless caves often share a suite of traits, called troglomorphisms, which include loss of pigmentation and loss not only of vision but of the eyes entirely.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
The boy grows up in the lightless void before managing to escape.
—Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
At night, lightless streets turn into treacherous obstacle courses, especially after snow and rain.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
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Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
Animals that live exclusively in lightless caves often share a suite of traits, called troglomorphisms, which include loss of pigmentation and loss not only of vision but of the eyes entirely.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
The boy grows up in the lightless void before managing to escape.
—Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
At night, lightless streets turn into treacherous obstacle courses, especially after snow and rain.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
See all Example Sentences for lightless
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“Lightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lightless. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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