illuminate
Example Sentences
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He calls his current book “a romp through art and literary history,” one meant to take in “figures and moments that illuminate various facets of this eternal dilemma”—the problem of the working artist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The streetlights illuminate what looks like fog, and you can see little particles of dust and debris swirling around.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
Was there a certain story — one that hasn’t been told about the city — that you wanted to illuminate?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
The “Cold Mountain” gaffe was a rare instance of a “Good Hang” research flub, one that inadvertently managed to illuminate more of Paltrow’s self-perception.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026
Overhead, solemn oak trees drank up most of it, so that little was left to illuminate the cocoa-dark forest floor.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing illuminate
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