skylighted
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of skylighted
1875–80; skylight + -ed 3, or reanalyzed as sky + lighted 1 ( def. ) (past participle)
Example Sentences
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A red rod hung down from the skylighted ceiling.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022
Factum Arte occupies a compound of skylighted, paint-splattered warehouses in the eastern part of Madrid.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 20, 2016
Housed within a vernacular Streamline Moderne strip of charmingly articulated storefronts, Martin stocks his brightly skylighted shop with pieces that he enjoys being surrounded by while he tries to find them new homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2015
The design is modern but not sterile, with either cove or vaulted ceilings and some skylighted spaces.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2012
They crossed into a field and plodded on toward a distant stand of trees skylighted stark and black against the last of the visible world.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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