unlit
Britishadjective
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not having lighting; unilluminated
avoid unlit streets after dark
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not having been ignited
tapping his unlit cigarette
Example Sentences
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He was standing with his back to us as we talked, staring down at the cold unlit stove.
From Literature
It is like my first night in France, the click-clack of our steps on the cobblestones, the unlit streetlights, dark to protect the city from German bombs.
From Literature
“It’s so obvious! You’d have to have your head stuck in an unlit fox hole not to see the difference.”
From Literature
Inside, Beshear was seated before an unlit fireplace, legs crossed, shirt collar unbuttoned, looking like the pleasantly unassuming Dad in a store-bought picture frame.
From Los Angeles Times
Slumped in his chair, pencil in hand, unlit pipe in his mouth, surrounded by slips of paper, many of them crumpled up.
From Literature
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