: not lighted: such as
a
: not kindled or ignited
an unlit fire
an unlit cigar
b
: not illuminated with light
unlit roads
an unlit stairway
Examples of unlit in a Sentence
she stumbled over something in the unlit hallway
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Last year, while sunny skies prevailed for the Xfinity Series race on Saturday, the Cup Series race was once again shortened when rain delays forced officials to call the race after 58 laps as darkness fell on the unlit street course.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
With modest effort and our standard test parts, our system looks great all lit up (even with the plain, unlit fans on our 240mm CPU cooler).
—PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
View 3 Images View gallery - 3 images Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a smart way to help drones find their way through unlit indoor spaces autonomously, without costly night vision cameras.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
The show recouped its capitalization and announced a return engagement next season.
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical played one preview performance last week at the Golden Theater, and went on despite having an unlit marquee as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
With modest effort and our standard test parts, our system looks great all lit up (even with the plain, unlit fans on our 240mm CPU cooler).
—PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
View 3 Images View gallery - 3 images Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a smart way to help drones find their way through unlit indoor spaces autonomously, without costly night vision cameras.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
The show recouped its capitalization and announced a return engagement next season.
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical played one preview performance last week at the Golden Theater, and went on despite having an unlit marquee as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlit
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlit. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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