enlighten
verb (used with object)
to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to.
has been enlightening
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present perfect progressiveof enlighten (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Hence, watching reactions to major companies instituting return-to-office mandates has been enlightening.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025
The coaching side at the MLB level has been enlightening for Negron.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
It has been enlightening to see how scientists in this secretive arena see the open scientific enterprise as their best recourse in times of potential trouble.
From Nature ● May 2, 2012
But the experience of recent months has been enlightening in a way that only a novelist whose books are occasionally banned can appreciate.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2011
Thence among the Romans, and all over the then enlightened parts of the world, and it has been enlightening the dark and benighted minds of men from then, down to this day.
From Walker's Appeal, with a Brief Sketch of His Life And Also Garnet's Address to the Slaves of the United States of America by David Walker
