as in darkened
being without light or without much light
wondered what might be lurking in the lightless corners of the basement
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Recent Examples of lightless
Fall asleep and dream about being slowly forced, as if by some mechanized peristalsis, through the digestive tract of a huge synthetic worm that then deposits me into a lightless industrial kitchen.
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Jay Katsir,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
While rappelling into some supposedly haunted mines in Chile in 2010, Gates and a cameraman got trapped in a lightless mine shaft.
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Vulture,
5 Jan. 2024
The boy grows up in the lightless void before managing to escape.
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Noah Berlatsky,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2022
At night, lightless streets turn into treacherous obstacle courses, especially after snow and rain.
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Michael Birnbaum,
Washington Post,
23 Nov. 2022
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Jay Katsir,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
While rappelling into some supposedly haunted mines in Chile in 2010, Gates and a cameraman got trapped in a lightless mine shaft.
—
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2024
The boy grows up in the lightless void before managing to escape.
—
Noah Berlatsky,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2022
At night, lightless streets turn into treacherous obstacle courses, especially after snow and rain.
—
Michael Birnbaum,
Washington Post,
23 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for lightless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightless
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She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.
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In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.
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The top-of-the-line chef’s kitchen sports metallic cabinetry paired with dark marble countertops and backsplashes.
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These include rolled or folded leaf blades, a dark or blue tinge to the foliage, or lingering footprints after walking on the lawn.
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The details remain murky, but the investment fund would be financed privately and not by US taxpayers, according to the administration.
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For a predator that relies on sight and fast reaction distances in shallow water, murky conditions can alter the entire hunting landscape and prey may become harder to detect.
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“Lightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightless. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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