illuminating

Example Sentences

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The “flames” were actually the red brake lights of her neighbor’s car illuminating the darkness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Another image showed flames erupting from a ground-mounted engine, illuminating the surrounding test site in orange light.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Researchers at the University of Missouri are developing a new way to determine which cancer patients are most likely to benefit from targeted therapies by illuminating tumors in medical scans.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

A rocket blasts off from a launcher, shooting into the sky and illuminating the darkened valley below.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

What makes the Maori-Moriori collision grimly illuminating is that both groups had diverged from a common origin less than a millennium earlier.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond