Example Sentences

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The trend toward greater liberty and human rights that has enlightened the past half-century will peak and begin to recede.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2021

Four episodes in, “Bad Batch” has enlightened me more about fraudsters than science; future episodes may go further to sort out stem-cell fact from fiction.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 5, 2019

She has enlightened so many people, which I am sure has benefitted so many families.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2018

Academic input has enlightened discussions of climate change, pollinator declines, biomedical ethics and many other issues of crucial importance to the future of the United Kingdom and the wider world.

From Nature • Mar. 1, 2016

The plea of the father has enlightened the Court on one or two most vital points.

From The Eagle's Heart by Garland, Hamlin