guiding light
Example Sentences
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Textualism is the guiding light of the conservative college debate nerd after law school.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
His intense feelings are his reality and, as long as he continues to fail to control them, they will be his guiding light.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
In the spirit of its guiding light, the iconoclastic singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, the bar has played host to other country nonconformists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
He added: "She was my best friend, my rock, my guiding light, my world. Love you forever, Joan x."
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
Entering the gate and passing the shrubs, the silhouette of a house rose to view, black, low, and rather long; but the guiding light shone nowhere.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
