starlit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of starlit
Example Sentences
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However, a bright light that illuminates Felix Gold’s site now sometimes pierces the otherwise starlit night sky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
My friend Tori Johnson hosted her birthday party on the starlit patio earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
After attending a 10-day silent retreat on the suggestion of his mother, Gurung wanted to recreate the starlit nights he experienced there for his runway show.
From Reuters ● Feb. 11, 2023
The pontiff noted that while “many writers have evoked the beautify of starlit nights, the nights of war, however, are riven by streams of light that portend death.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
The starlit heaven reminded me of a large blue umbrella, outspread and with the handle broken off.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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