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Word: alighting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...refracted pattern of outsiders with faces and noses pressed against the glass, waving to attract his attention. But for all the loud confusion, when tired, old Charlie Chaplin made his way out at last, shielded by policemen and supported by his wife and son-in-law, his face was alight with pleasure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Like Old Times | 4/17/1972 | See Source »

...Crimson plight in the first round, as the foil team also dropped two out of three. The epee team, led by captain Geza Tatrallyay and junior Ken Bartels, singlehandedly saved the round for Harvard. The epee men swept to three victories and were the sole reason for the alight Crimson lead going into the second phase of the match...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fencers Turn Back Tiger Challenge | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

...ever budgeted for a one-minute commercial and more than the cost of many 30-minute programs. Never one to do things by halves, Freberg will stage a premiere for the commercial next week at the Beverly Hills Theater, where spotlights will roam the sky as formally dressed celebrities alight from Duesenbergs and Rolls-Royces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advertising: The Soupy Road to Romance | 11/30/1970 | See Source »

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