bring to light

Example Sentences

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“Intimate Audrey” is filled with personal observations that bring to light Hepburn’s behind-the-scenes life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

A data sleuth who helped bring to light major research failings at a French infectious diseases institute has unearthed a damning 2022 investigation by the university where it is housed.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

Taken together, the findings of this study bring to light a promising strategy for designing new compounds based on molecular assemblies of antiaromatic units.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

For example, he highlighted failures to bring to light testimony by an alibi witness who said she saw Syed in a library that could have changed the outcome of his trial.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

Breaking asunder the mass further, we find a few tiny teeth; and as we continue the process in the remaining two specimens, we bring to light parts of the skull, ribs, and vertebræ.

From Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things by Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton)