Similar words: light up, caught up, put-upon, put upon, act upon, set upon, lightweight, highlighter. Meaning: v. find unexpectedly.
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1 We lighted upon the solution entirely by accident.
2 He lit upon some jest books in the bookstore.
3 Misfortune lighted upon the family.
4 His eye lit upon a small boat on the horizon.
5 Tell us how you lit upon the idea for your invention.
6 Can anybody cast light upon how this chair got broken?
7 I thought I might have lit upon an ancient manuscript.
8 It cast an unflattering light upon the skin,(www.Sentencedict.com) it made voices echo.
9 The moon threw its silvery light upon the lake.
10 Can you throw light upon these problems?
11 Illustrations throw light upon the text.
12 Her diaries throw a new light upon certain incidents.
13 Holy water, shed a light upon my life.
14 This information light upon the mystery of the President's death.
15 It's still dark, but there is a spreading light upon the eastern horizon.
16 Their findings threw much light upon the customs of that area.
17 A bright sun poured a flood crystal light upon a greensward.
18 The production of a work of art throws light upon the mystery of humanity.
19 Their eyes are built with not one but hundreds of lenses[sentencedict.com], each of which concentrates light upon a sensor.
20 Understanding the nature and activities of such organisations helped throw light upon issues of town identity and representation.
21 You have among us a spirit, and your shadow a light upon our faces.
22 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.
23 Here are some facts which shed a more human light upon him.
24 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth.
25 Beautiful wife serve a milk with good smell, lovely child is be fast asleep, warm lamplight cast light upon this scene harmoniously.
26 Whom would they discern there, with the red eastern light upon his brow?
27 The guy who invented the strike anywhere match was John Walker in the early 1800s. But he didn't light upon the successful marking name, he called his invention the "friction light."
28 I just penetrate by this time she mow a pate of cutty cilia, the light projects light upon the stereoscopic profile of a half-blooded woman.
29 A combination of these two theories will surely shed more light upon meaning construction of texts.
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