illuminating

Example Sentences

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Regan flicked the lights on, illuminating the gigantic space that was three times as big as the miniature version back at the mountain.

From Literature

These events aren’t illuminating and feel instead like a bleak betrayal.

From Los Angeles Times

With precision and care, the author elegantly chronicles his own shame, envy, boredom, regret and despair, illuminating his experiences with insights from philosophy, psychology, ethnography and history.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only a faint glow of moonlight spilled through the window, illuminating my bed and the spinning wheel.

From Literature

A rocket blasts off from a launcher, shooting into the sky and illuminating the darkened valley below.

From BBC