- present participle of illuminate.
illuminating
Example Sentences
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It was 45 years before Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland were illuminating the current tournament that a Norwegian by the name of Bjorge Lillelien delivered the speech that has assumed legendary status.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But the film’s screenplay — a biting, laugh-a-minute wonder penned by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack — shrewdly plays with genre conventions and audience expectations, illuminating more depth with every other sentence.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
This is going to be painful in ways that you can’t foresee, but if you remain adaptable and empathetic, you could be embarking on an illuminating chapter of your life.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Mount Vernon’s newly renovated Education Center unveils an illuminating exhibition on the nation’s first leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
It was an illuminating insight: a scientist could understand the present and the future by examining the “battered relics” of the past.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
