alight
verb (used without object)
to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
alights
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present tense formof alight (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Lindsay Hale’s husband, Kai, has been dead for only 12 weeks when she alights in a cold winter landscape that she no longer recognizes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
McCartney’s musical time machine eventually alights on “Salesman Saint,” a reference to his father, Jim Mac, who died in 1976.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
When a butterfly briefly alights on a flower, fast action is essential.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
He never alights on an answer, but the search has prompted some of his best music to date.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
Her eyes are wide open, searching, and when her gaze alights on Vivian’s face, it is startling in its intensity, stripped of any pretense or convention.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
