leading light
Example Sentences
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This leads to a civil suit argued by the star of “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law” and presided over by the leading light of “Mike Tyson Mysteries.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But for now, Nebius is the leading light.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
But after settling in Manhattan in 1918, she quickly became a leading light in American modernism—and fell in love with skyscrapers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Vardy was Leicester's leading light and the influential figure they turned to, and could rely on, in times of need.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
And Boyle was a leading light in establishing the scientific method in England.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
