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
"Over the course of two hours, the Moon will be biting chunks out of the Sun as it moves across in front of it, blocking the light out."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
I haven’t gotten to Step 2 on my plan to light out and live off the saturated fat of the land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
It was still light out, and I could see our porch through the woods.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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