illuminate
Example Sentences
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Games can illuminate the distortions of real-world organizational life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Del Brocco stressed that the role of the church is “not to align itself with power, but to illuminate it with the moral demands of the Gospel.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
At night, the lights that illuminate the bridge shimmer like mini moons in the waters below.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Also, lights are being installed in the parking lot to illuminate the mural at night.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
I sat on the edge of a couch and watched this new place illuminate.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Vocabulary lists containing illuminate
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