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Discover LudwigThe phrase "lit a candle" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used to describe the action of lighting a candle in the past tense. Example: After the power went out, I lit a candle to provide some light in the dark room.
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Later, everyone lit a candle and sang.
Each guest lit a candle and reminisced.
"I lit a candle at a funeral vigil," he said.
Aziz, a Christian, lit a candle in a church.
"We lit a candle, and then he surprised me with a ring," Ms. Tortoriello said.
She dimmed the lights, lit a candle and turned on jazz.
"We lit a candle for him when we came home," Mr. Haavik said.
That same night Aldama lit a candle and climbed into bed with her baby boy.
So she lit a candle and opened her chemistry book once again.
"Someone crept in/ and lit a candle in our hearts/ that someone happened/ to be him".
On Thanksgiving, the Tipping family lit a candle for their son, brother, uncle and cousin.
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