light out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The Multistrada’s appeal is the promise of spontaneity, self-determination, volition—the idea that you can pack up and light out for the hills and maybe never come back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Well, that is the question, and you do wonder why these kids don’t just light out for Portland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
You Dean Mears took the light out of my life.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
For others, it’s when they first realize they’ve finished dinner and it’s still light out, or when the first crocuses poke up through the snow.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
Mrs. Coulter said, “Lyra, I should put the light out if I were you. You’re tired, and we’ll be busy tomorrow.”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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