Sentence examples for turn lit from inspiring English sources

Exact(1)

It was, as the judge put it, merely "fortuitous" that the mechanism had not, in turn, lit the explosive powder.

Similar(59)

To check if the cigar is fully lit, turn the lit end towards your mouth and gently blow on it; the lit portions will light up orange.

The catalog specifies that 14 wicks are lodged in the man's waxen body, "which, when lit, turn 'Untitled (Standing)' into a giant candle that slowly melts to the floor".

Then I turn to chick lit, where many of the 29-year-olds are also single girls in Manhattan (or other metropolises), and I start to shake my head.

A new company called Script Lit turns unproduced screenplays into e-books.

Before content goes online, it needs to be as polished as it would have been if it had been peer-edited, turned into a lit professor, and returned to your desk with a shimmering score.

Then go outside.(This step is optional: sardines can be played outside or in a lit house) Turn out the lights, close blinds, turn off TVs, computer monitors and other sources of light.

In a glorious climax, with bright day turned to neon-lit night and a few minutes left of the game, all divisive restrictions and inequities are forgotten, though the girls are being taken in a minibus to face the vice squad.

One supposes that Kubrick had a strong personal commitment to this matter, but in approaching it (assisted by co-screenwriter Frederic Raphael) he has stuck doggedly to the letter and spirit of his literary source, transposing Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Dream Story (Traumnovelle) from gas-lit turn-of-the-century Vienna to present-day New York.

We turn a corner, and there, lit by a single unadorned lightbulb, is a wall full of dusty bottles.

The Coens turn this into his having "lit out for the territory", a nod in the direction of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, where the phrase occurs in the book's penultimate sentence.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: