How to Use starlit in a Sentence

starlit

adjective
  • We slept outdoors under a starlit sky.
  • The rich reds, bronzes, and greens are topped off with a starlit lilac that's perfect for rainbow strobing.
    Sarah Wu, Teen Vogue, 26 Oct. 2017
  • On a starlit night long ago, as the story goes, three wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus in a stable.
    Rachel Fobar, National Geographic, 13 Dec. 2019
  • But on this perfect, cool, starlit Friday night in 2019, though, there wasn’t a blank seat in the pavilion . . . or an empty space on the lawn.
    Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 27 July 2019
  • This holographic navy blue that reminds us of a starlit night sky.
    Sarah Wu, Teen Vogue, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The Black Badge infinity logo is etched into the trim above the rear seat champagne cooler, and, of course, there's the starlit headliner, a Rolls-Royce staple.
    Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Also lyrical are paintings, deep blue under a starlit sky.
    Susan Faust, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Spend a starlit winter evening out in hunting country, standing by your vehicle and listening for the yips, yowls, and howls of coyotes.
    Toby Walrath, Outdoor Life, 25 Jan. 2021
  • For one thing, only the middle movement delivers what might be called starlit romanticism.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2020
  • The painting features a large wooden ship sailing through the cosmos, ferrying passengers through starlit darkness.
    Ben Brazil, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
  • In the absurdist latest trip into Martin’s sharp, demented mind, two married couples get together for a starlit dinner party to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower.
    Andrea Simakis, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Many people on social media have also posted photos of Escamilla alive in an attempt to counteract the publication of the images, while others have tagged her in posts showing scenes of natural beauty, including sunsets and starlit skies.
    Natalie Gallón, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Alexandra’s starlit memoir recounting her adventure is no Thoreauvian nature journal.
    Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019

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