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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are lighted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that has been illuminated or made bright, often in a passive construction.
Example: "The streets are lighted beautifully during the holiday season."
Alternatives: "are illuminated" or "are lit up."
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In a rendering, the urns are lighted with fires.
On the streets, the shops are lighted only with candles.
Candles are lighted and a waiter takes over, welcoming guests.
"His characters are lighted up with a kind of radiance".
Around town, from City Hall to Coit Tower, buildings are lighted in orange.
All the flats across the street are lighted and the sky is like blue paper.
But around 5 p.m., candles are lighted and a waiter takes over.
Instead, it is the approximate number of cigarettes that are lighted up annually around the world.
Residents drive between air-conditioned apartments and air-conditioned malls, which are lighted 24/7.
Molded of magnesite cement, they are lighted by hidden electric bulbs.
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has seven courts, six of which are lighted.
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