enlightenment

Example Sentences

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“What she was doing was not about enlightenment or operating in a different dimension,” Gujarati said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Supporting a plurality of religious beliefs, along with the freedom to hold none at all, was part of the brilliant enlightenment they wrote into the Constitution.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

In one tense scene with her white colleagues, Cosey winces at their version of historical enlightenment — the reclamation project is moving at a horse-drawn carriage’s pace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The “Monkey King” premiere took place the day after the final performance of Matthew Ozawa’s thoughtful new production of Wagner’s “Parsifal,” a very different tale about ignorance and enlightenment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

You feel both invincible and yet targeted, as if the world—as if the universe—doesn’t want you to feel this dizzying enlightenment.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman