luminary

Example Sentences

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Kent’s jet-black sea is indistinguishable from the cosmos, and his white whale glows like some luminary body within it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Now, to paraphrase another literary luminary, Dylan Thomas, reporters are not going gentle into that good night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Much like York, who was eventually collected by Jacqueline Kennedy and revered by the elite, Anderson has transformed from an outsider to a luminary, celebrated by the glitterati and beyond.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

At the time, the Comédie de Genève cited differences in “work philosophy” and “values” between its team and Lupa, 80, a longtime luminary of European theater.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Vincenzo Perugia became, briefly, a luminary on the level of the Mona Lisa itself.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day