shining light

Example Sentences

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“I enjoy questioning authority and shining light on things people usually don’t look into.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Slowly, love stretches into the past, shining light on a dark adolescence.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Long seen as a shining light of stable democracy in Asia, Yoon's failed bid to seize power stirred unpleasant memories of the military coups that jolted the nation between 1960 and 1980.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"We discovered that shining light on Janus molybdenum sulfur selenide and molybdenum disulfide creates tiny, directional forces inside the material, which show up as changes in its SHG pattern," Zhang said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

A single shaft of golden sunshine was piercing the jungle’s canopy, shining light directly on the jeweled hilt of Koffi's jino blade.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray