unlit
Britishadjective
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not having lighting; unilluminated
avoid unlit streets after dark
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not having been ignited
tapping his unlit cigarette
Example Sentences
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“It’s so obvious! You’d have to have your head stuck in an unlit fox hole not to see the difference.”
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Inside, Beshear was seated before an unlit fireplace, legs crossed, shirt collar unbuttoned, looking like the pleasantly unassuming Dad in a store-bought picture frame.
From Los Angeles Times
Slumped in his chair, pencil in hand, unlit pipe in his mouth, surrounded by slips of paper, many of them crumpled up.
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The unlit house was silent except for the ticking of a grandfather clock somewhere on the first floor.
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Clara found them a bench in a quiet, particularly unlit corner of the park and promptly sat, still eating the challah.
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