lights-out
noun
1
: a command or signal for putting out lights
2
: a prescribed bedtime for persons living under discipline
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The 27-year-old goaltender has been lights-out in D.C.
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The same goes for No. 5 BC High (11-6-3), which has a lights-out sophomore goalie in Drew Karlovits.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
No matter who he’s played with, Doughty has been lights-out with a 73 percent xG rate.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
That victory was also headlined by a lights-out 3-point shooting performance: Fudd and Bueckers made four apiece, while freshman phenom Sarah Strong went 3-for-3 and classmate Allie Ziebell hit 3-for-6 off the bench.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The same goes for No. 5 BC High (11-6-3), which has a lights-out sophomore goalie in Drew Karlovits.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
No matter who he’s played with, Doughty has been lights-out with a 73 percent xG rate.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
That victory was also headlined by a lights-out 3-point shooting performance: Fudd and Bueckers made four apiece, while freshman phenom Sarah Strong went 3-for-3 and classmate Allie Ziebell hit 3-for-6 off the bench.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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