Example Sentences

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The view from above was enlightening, almost clinical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Clarke has never been one to divulge his thoughts too openly, but when told Conway had scored in a friendly defeat in Istanbul, his response was enlightening.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

The whole combination of being on a set, with my history with Benoît , and to plunge into this world — I’ve never played a cook before — was enlightening, and exciting, and special.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

To see these women succeed despite a society “that’s pushing against you and a society that’s predominately male … was enlightening, encouraging and just empowering,” Holman said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2022

It was enlightening to receive a request on one occasion that I would, at the close of term, return "those letters which are of no possible use."

From The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow by Cable, Mildred