How to Use lit up in a Sentence

lit up

adjective

• The launch lit up the night sky, first with fire, and then smoke.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 July 2019
• Marin had a smile that lit up the room and the most caring heart.
  — Heidi Riggs, Good Housekeeping, 26 June 2020
• And, oh, the faces that light up when Hardwick rolls on the scene.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 16 Dec. 2019
• The fiberoptic, off-the-shoulder dress lit up and glowed in the dark.
  — Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, 26 June 2019
• The crew, lit up by the glow of our red brake lights, began to emerge from the hatch.
  — Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 29 Dec. 2022
• And just this month, against the odds, Orso lit up again.
  — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2022
• Dark clouds had opened up, and a ray of sun came down and lit up Jack.
  — Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
• Dark clouds had opened up, a ray of sun came down and lit up Jack.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022
• As the ball goes through a hole, a light lights up on a board and the ball comes back to the person.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 3 May 2020
• But about an hour later, the fire’s glow lit up the sky again.
  — Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2021
• Dark clouds had opened up, and a ray of sun came down and lit up Jack.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Nov. 2022
• And that Fox proudly lit up a new tree the very next day.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
• His eyes lit up and his wife asked him who the caller was.
  — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021
• But the weather cleared up in time for fireworks to light up the night sky.
  — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 4 July 2018
• The dashboard lit up, but the engine wouldn't turn over.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 1 May 2020
• The next full moon, known as the strawberry moon, will light up the sky this week.
  — Fox News, 3 June 2020
• The igloos are heated and are lit up at night with more than 1,000 LED lights.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2020
• The sculptures range from 11 to 20 feet and light up like a normal lamp.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 9 July 2018
• The LEDs around the edges will light up when timers go off and shrink as timers going down.
  — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 18 Dec. 2019
• At night, slip a glow stick inside and watch it light up.
  — Donna Erickson, Twin Cities, 13 June 2019
• A few days later, my phone lit up with a call from her.
  — Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 18 June 2022
• In Paris, the City Hall was also lit up in support of Ukraine.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2022
• The Colts’ offense hardly lit up the score against the Wildcats.
  — oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2021
• The blinds were drawn and all eyes were on the 14 televisions lighting up the dark pub.
  — Lauren Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2019
• Woodward had a smile that lit up a room, those who knew her said.
  — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2020
• Chesney and many players got their first look at the Rose Bowl lit up at night during a visit Friday.
  — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
• His eyes lit up as the early-morning rays doused each layer of rock, turning them different shades of red and gold.
  — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
• Taking a massive bite of his hot dog, Tim lit up like the Fourth of July.
  — Charleen Richey, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
• On Sunday, May 31, the night sky will be lit up with a second full moon — a blue micromoon.
  — Joshua Bessex, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
• At the time, a system of red lights on the runway that act as a warning for crossing traffic were still lit up.
  — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026