Example Sentences

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Dame Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor, said they had "enlightened us, entertained us and improved the lives of people around the world".

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

He felt erased, his suffering – which in the past had enlightened the public and challenged science – suddenly insignificant.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2016

“There was people who could have had enlightened me,” he said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2015

Do you remember that at the time it was said "they hate our freedoms" It implied that we had enlightened values that made us different than them.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2014

The familiar names written at the bottom of a card or note conjured images of home… and of friends, which instilled my parent's day with warmth, even as it had enlightened my own.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann