leading light
Example Sentences
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The New York Times said the man behind his own JW Anderson brand and considered one of his generation's leading lights was "thinking about many -- perhaps too many -- disparate ideas".
From Barron's
But investors joining the hunt for havens would do well to understand the fundamental trading differences between the leading lights of this flight to safety—gold and copper.
From Barron's
Many nations do not send athletes to it, while others take skeleton teams, shorn of their leading lights, whose winter focus instead lies on training for lucrative spring road races or prominent summer track opportunities.
From BBC
By then, it had long been obvious Norris' talent marked him out as one of the leading lights of the new generation of drivers, along with his compatriot George Russell and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
From BBC
The latest episode of fragility started last week, when shares of some of the sector’s leading lights lost ground.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
