1
chiefly British
: being on fire
2
: lighted up
The sky was alight with stars.
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Examples of alight in a Sentence
Verb
A group of tourists alighted from the boat.
a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond
Adjective
The sky was alight with stars.
Enemy soldiers set the building alight.
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David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The movement has been gaining traction on the right more recently as the housing crisis has alighted on more red localities, as the New York Times reported earlier this year.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Reuters, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
As nightfall fell upon Europe, images were already surfacing on social media of towns and countries on mainland Europe, such as Austria and Italy, being alight with bright pink spires rising high above the horizon.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
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Verb
This week, the 45-year-old magazine/website/social platform/events operator alighted in Palm Desert, Calif., for its annual Inc. 5000 shindig, three days of celebrating the little guy in a time of corporate gigantism.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The movement has been gaining traction on the right more recently as the housing crisis has alighted on more red localities, as the New York Times reported earlier this year.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Reuters — The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained during the fatal attack on the Ugandan athlete, a hospital official said on Tuesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
As nightfall fell upon Europe, images were already surfacing on social media of towns and countries on mainland Europe, such as Austria and Italy, being alight with bright pink spires rising high above the horizon.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
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“Alight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alight. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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