illuminated

Example Sentences

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On April 12, the Moon was only about 25 percent illuminated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

At the top of the set's illuminated stairs she would forget her steps.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Battalion members prepared the drones in pitch dark, illuminated only by red torches.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

In 2013, he released “Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse,” a documentary that illuminated the life of a man who grappled with schizophrenia and examined his death, which happened in police custody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

There were several lights attached to the roof of a large, square house, and they illuminated a grassland surrounded by a fence.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer