: 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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These frigid, unlit craters may contain frozen water—a key mystery for future study.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
After about a half-hour, the truck stopped behind an unlit home overlooking Russian positions a few kilometers away.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The part of Menchaca Road that has several bars is unlit and does not have sidewalks.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Aug. 2024
But the candles are unlit, Helaena’s information goes ignored, and the beautiful spookiness of this lighting becomes nothing more than a warning.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
After about a half-hour, the truck stopped behind an unlit home overlooking Russian positions a few kilometers away.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The part of Menchaca Road that has several bars is unlit and does not have sidewalks.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Aug. 2024
But the candles are unlit, Helaena’s information goes ignored, and the beautiful spookiness of this lighting becomes nothing more than a warning.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlit. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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