illuminate

Example Sentences

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We both settle back into our writing, the light of the afternoon illuminating our words.

From Literature

While its deeper meaning may require intention and effort to uncover, it may also grant us more time, greater visibility, and a more illuminated horizon than ever before to pursue it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Was there a certain story — one that hasn’t been told about the city — that you wanted to illuminate?

From Los Angeles Times

One of them illuminated the edge of a dumpster.

From Literature

The evaluation I scheduled when I got back home was illuminating.

From The Wall Street Journal