beacon
Example Sentences
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That made it an object to venerate as well as a beacon amid political storms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
She confessed to chuckling at the governor’s memes — an over-the-top oeuvre that includes Newsom as super hero, Newsom as religious beacon, Newsom as romance-novel hunk — and his other cheeky jabs at the president.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Still some young people see the US as a beacon of freedom and opportunity.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
"For 55 years, the Southern Poverty Law Center has stood as a beacon of hope, fighting white supremacy and various forms of injustice," Fair said in a video message.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
‘First, be wary! Still many men in camp beyond Dîn, an hour’s walk yonder,’ he waved his arm west towards the black beacon.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing beacon
George H.W. Bush (1924 -2018) Tribute List
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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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