gaslit
having illumination provided by burning gas: gaslit streets.
of or resembling a time, especially the 1890s, when gaslight was widely used: the gaslit era.
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How to use gaslit in a sentence
Many times, although not always, the person being gaslit is female.
Persuasion can be used to change hearts and minds | Alison Pearce Stevens | September 1, 2022 | Science News For StudentsLong Covid patients have described feeling dismissed and “gaslit” by doctors who seem to question their illness — or who seem at a loss for what to do about it.
When I’ve gone to file police reports on my stalker, I’ve felt gaslit.
Banks was feeling gaslit even before she officially started.
Pinterest and the Subtle Poison of Sexism and Racism in Silicon Valley | Janice Min | March 22, 2021 | TimeHe felt done pretending that anything was normal, and he decided that now would be a good time to tell Sharon that he’d felt frustrated and gaslit by her all these years.
The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try. | by Elizabeth Weil | January 25, 2021 | ProPublica
It was depressing to think of the autumn rain and the dreary gaslit hours of afternoon school.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieActing on impulse at last, she took council with John, securing him as her companion in the gaslit walk from a concert.
Magnum Bonum | Charlotte M. YongeIn the Lese-zimmer, a small gaslit room, with glazed doors opening upon the Musik-saal.
The Travelling Companions | F. AnsteyIn the gaslit kitchen, surrounded by steaming linen, Victoria wrote a little feverish note in pencil.
A Bed of Roses | W. L. GeorgeSomething very energetic, certainly—to seize some drugs, perhaps, and rush excitedly with him through the gaslit streets.
The Man from Archangel | A. Conan Doyle
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