Example Sentences

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The subject line of your email, to play therapist for a moment, was illuminating and revealed the heart of your conundrum.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

The evaluation I scheduled when I got back home was illuminating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

But perhaps it was illuminating, as this entire endless year has been illuminating.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

Neha Desai, senior director of immigration at the National Center for Youth Law, which is suing the government over the care of children in custody, said the report was illuminating.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

The setting sun was illuminating each blade of grass.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo