alight
verb (used without object)
to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
will alight
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future tenseof alight.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Often he will alight in a very uncertain manner, moving his antennae about much the way a wireless operator will swing his direction-finding frame to discover the quarter from which the signals are coming.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2021
After a nine-day Atlantic crossing and a period of display in New York, this bronze original, one-sixteenth the size of her sister, will alight on the front lawn of the ambassador’s residence.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
And it's in that middle that we hope people will alight and see a human being who was, we think, a decent, honorable human being who was led astray by various forces.
From Salon ● May 4, 2020
Mr. Bellocchio was given a Lion for lifetime achievement here four years ago, and no one can predict where the favor of the competition jury, a cosmopolitan group led by Alfonso Cuarón, will alight.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2015
All I have to do is whistle her name and she will alight on my fist.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
