How to Use lit up in a Sentence

lit up

adjective
  • The crew, lit up by the glow of our red brake lights, began to emerge from the hatch.
    Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 29 Dec. 2022
  • And just this month, against the odds, Orso lit up again.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Dark clouds had opened up, and a ray of sun came down and lit up Jack.
    Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Dark clouds had opened up, a ray of sun came down and lit up Jack.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • But about an hour later, the fire’s glow lit up the sky again.
    Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2021
  • And that Fox proudly lit up a new tree the very next day.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
  • His eyes lit up and his wife asked him who the caller was.
    New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021
  • A few days later, my phone lit up with a call from her.
    Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 18 June 2022
  • In Paris, the City Hall was also lit up in support of Ukraine.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The Colts’ offense hardly lit up the score against the Wildcats.
    oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Then fires lit up the night sky as the buildings just west of her home began to burn.
    Victor Luckerson, The New Yorker, 28 May 2021
  • The two youngsters always lit up the room, and now they were gone.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Out the windows, a shower of sparks lit up the moonless sky.
    Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2021
  • Mikal Bridges lit up the Jazz in Game 1, and was a complete non-factor tonight.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The evergreen tree on the Ellipse, just south of the White House, was lit up in red and white lights.
    Alexandra Jaffe, ajc, 3 Dec. 2021
  • His smile widened and his face lit up as looked straight at me and spoke of Baylor with awe.
    Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Brogdon lit up the Lakers for 18 points in the first quarter.
    Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
  • By morning, the blogs were lit up with headlines from the party at Tru.
    Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • An ice sculpture, carved in the shape of a snowflake and lit up, served as a centerpiece.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • For the first time in more than 20 years, the Hollywood sign lit up the night sky Tuesday.
    Kenan Draughornestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2022
  • Jadwiga brought out a cake lit up with sparklers and Morrie smiled.
    Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Residents and tourists watched from the ferry in terror as the blazes lit up the sky in a bright, fiery red.
    NBC News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • At dusk, the Capitol rotunda was lit up in red in honor of the day.
    Nienke Onneweer, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2021
  • You’re being lit up by lights and video and costuming and all these things.
    Richard Bienstock, SPIN, 25 July 2022
  • Name a historic site that has been lit up in green on St. Patrick's Day in recent years.
    Irene Richardson, Country Living, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The downtown skyline was lit up Thursday night with the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Fans in Ukraine made an icy image of J-Hope lit up with disco lights.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2022
  • His eyes lit up while his tail rapped out a percussive rhythm.
    Michael Pomerantz, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2021
  • That's the number of bulbs, according to a park release, that the Big Four Bridge takes to stay lit up to welcome visitors walking across or driving into downtown.
    Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The young quarterback is so lionized that the city lit up its iconic Union Station when each of his children were born — first in pink for baby girl Sterling, then blue for baby boy Bronze.
    Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023

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