: not lighted: such as
a
: not kindled or ignited
an unlit fire
an unlit cigar
b
: not illuminated with light
unlit roads
an unlit stairway
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Examples of unlit in a Sentence
she stumbled over something in the unlit hallway
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Mall walkers count in the dozens, speed-stepping past towering unlit Christmas trees and 11-foot nutcracker statues.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024
Her sweet idiot of a neighbor stood on the unlit front porch of his dilapidated brick rancher as the sun dipped below the horizon and shadows stretched to swallow him.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Video footage of the crash shows at least one flashing light at the top of the tower, but the remainder of the structure appears unlit.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
As bats fly by the building steeple, an unlit Christmas tree covered in cobwebs adorns the stage.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024
Her sweet idiot of a neighbor stood on the unlit front porch of his dilapidated brick rancher as the sun dipped below the horizon and shadows stretched to swallow him.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Video footage of the crash shows at least one flashing light at the top of the tower, but the remainder of the structure appears unlit.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
As bats fly by the building steeple, an unlit Christmas tree covered in cobwebs adorns the stage.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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