: 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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Listen to this article A Columbia University student was arrested after tossing an unlit Molotov cocktail from his 14th-floor dorm room, police said Tuesday.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
In a field east of Midland-Odessa, Wilson stopped her car where an unlit flare — meant to burn off excess oil and gas — poked up from the ground.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
An unlit Molotov cocktail was found in one of the cars, police said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
In a field east of Midland-Odessa, Wilson stopped her car where an unlit flare — meant to burn off excess oil and gas — poked up from the ground.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
An unlit Molotov cocktail was found in one of the cars, police said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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