have been enlightening
- present perfect progressive of enlighten.
Example Sentences
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The district attorney, John Creuzot, would have been enlightening.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2020
“We had another discussion about affairs throughout the world, and these discussions I’ve had with him have been enlightening and interesting and engaging.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2018
Alternative song versions — clearly annotated — also would have been enlightening.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2016
That’s where some guiding analytical principle, such as Craig Werner’s Gospel Impulse, might have been enlightening.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2014
Columbine's tone, and the exquisite softness and tenderness with which she placed a hand on the rude crutch would have been enlightening to any one but these two absorbed in themselves.
From The Mysterious Rider by Grey, Zane
