illumined
Example Sentences
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The fog of war obscures even the most illumined conscience.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023
There are pauses for out-of-body musing throughout, but the short third part, “Invisible Light,” is where Alexandra’s illumined soul and the weary soles of her feet become one.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2019
His life was illumined by a series of extraordinary spiritual visions.
From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2017
Inside is a girl whose “beauty illumined all that was around her.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2015
I was still arguing with her when the taxi pulled up at the curb, long slants of rain illumined in the headlights and the tires throwing up low fans of water.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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