beacon
Example Sentences
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It is both audacious and completely appropriate, but it is also a moment for the audience, it is a mountain top, it is a beacon of hope.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
It’s been a beacon for decades, and though the beloved restaurant space recently was listed for sale for $26 million, Mel’s owners hope it remains a diner and destination for generations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Ms. Nagle says her children are “grounded in virtue” at St. Mary’s parish school: “It’s like this beacon of light.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
It also revived troubling memories of military coups from decades ago, in a country now viewed as a beacon of peaceful democracy in Asia.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Not so long before, the lighthouse keeper on Cuttyhunk had used dolphin fat to fuel his beacon, and I could not remember that without shrinking.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Vocabulary lists containing beacon
George H.W. Bush (1924 -2018) Tribute List
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