Example Sentences

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The fog of war obscures even the most illumined conscience.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

A face was illumined eerily by a flashlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2018

His life was illumined by a series of extraordinary spiritual visions.

From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2017

“Marianne Faithfull’s ‘Memories, Dreams and Reflections’ is a gem; her luminous words light up the book’s portraits and events in the way ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ is illumined by Renoir’s colors.

From New York Times • May 30, 2017

Gold leaf illumined the capitals and the delicate tracery which bordered the pages.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli