unlit

/ (ʌnˈlɪt) /

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adjective

not having lighting; unilluminatedavoid unlit streets after dark

not having been ignitedtapping his unlit cigarette

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How to use unlit in a sentence

The streets are unlit; the drivers are blind to anything more than a few inches beyond their headlights.
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild|Caitlin Dickson|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast arrived two hours after the shooting, navigating the unlit roads through mining country.
Inside Putin's Rigged Ukraine Election|Jamie Dettmer|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man took a long, unlit cigarillo out of his mouth, and paused.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Big Christie’s Auction Brings in $38.8 Million|Isabel Wilkinson|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now Baronova sits in the coffee shop and nervously fiddles with an unlit cigarette.
Russia’s Opposition Movement Starts to Crack|Anna Nemtsova|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He pulls an unlit cigar from his teeth, his favorite black Sharpie at the ready.
George Bush's Book Will Offend the Right|Matt Latimer|November 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It led into an unlit chamber; the Countess entered and softly shut herself in; the room was empty, quietly furnished.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen
As I came in sight, there stood the train, the engines cold and fires unlit.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon
Slipping the knife into the deep pocket of her cloak, she hurried on into the unlit passage leading to the chapel.
Studies in love and in terror|Marie Belloc Lowndes
Edward Henry waved the unlit cigarette as a reproach to Mr. Bryany's imperfect hospitality.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett
Rickie talks to Mr. Pembroke, amidst the unlit valleys of our over-habitable world.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster

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