enlightenment
Example Sentences
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His involvement grew serious after her death from cancer in 1972, and in “The Snow Leopard” his customarily graceful observations of nature shimmer with mystical meditations on grief, transcendence and enlightenment.
Tilth, her Seattle restaurant, was as much a channel for ecological enlightenment as a place for dinner.
From Seattle Times
In this story we anti-Trumpers are the good guys, the forces of progress and enlightenment.
From Seattle Times
Having a sense of humor about yourself is a super power that can speed your path to enlightenment.
From Los Angeles Times
There, Barbie is astonished to discover sexism, and Ken is delighted to discover patriarchy, contrapuntal revelations that generate further comedy and something like enlightenment.
From New York Times
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