Example Sentences

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Battalion members prepared the drones in pitch dark, illuminated only by red torches.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The polycarbonate grille form dominates the down-the-road aspect, with its nailhead-like pattern illuminated along the perimeter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In 2013, he released “Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse,” a documentary that illuminated the life of a man who grappled with schizophrenia and examined his death, which happened in police custody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Because the spacecraft is approaching from the night side of the planet, Mars will first appear as a thin crescent illuminated by only a narrow strip of sunlight.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

It is warm and solid beneath her fingers, illuminated from within like a lantern.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern