illumined
Example Sentences
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The fog of war obscures even the most illumined conscience.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
“Every sentence has a graceful weight and meter and is illumined by a subtle intelligence that makes his descriptions arresting but never showy.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
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
There was a din of crickets outside, and the pauseless roar of the river, and the stately world was illumined with pearly moonlight; but inside the log it was dark and hushed, like a crypt.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
