illumined
Example Sentences
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The fog of war obscures even the most illumined conscience.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023
For the Native American legend about why the bear has no tail, a sequence of adroit drawings further illumined Thompson’s lively narration and the characterful musical sound effects in Hitomi Oba’s score.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2019
His life was illumined by a series of extraordinary spiritual visions.
From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2017
“Marianne Faithfull’s ‘Memories, Dreams and Reflections’ is a gem; her luminous words light up the book’s portraits and events in the way ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ is illumined by Renoir’s colors.
From New York Times • May 30, 2017
She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illumined her alone and left all else dark.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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