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But that’s partly why he’s there: to expand and edify their thinking, which he attempts to do gently and judiciously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

Finding the least taxing way to activate your inner circle could gratify — and edify — all involved, and restore a sense of control over your own well-being.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2022

Presumably most of the purchasers of these books are parents, schools and libraries seeking to edify the youth — though certainly many kids adore reading about history and horror.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021

One story, The Millionaire, describes a disgraced man who undergoes ritual humiliation to edify people who want to witness “the version of the world you believe in”.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2020

O how oft did I wish, when I had wearied out my body and must give it rest, that I had godly books wherein to comfort, to delight, and to edify myself!

From The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim by Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoph von

Ken Loach's film, written by Rona Munro and based on a true story, horrifies and edifies in equal measure.

From Time Magazine Archive

If art no longer shocks, it seldom edifies.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is an album that edifies even as it enchants.

From Time Magazine Archive

He beats the air with words and edifies only those who are present, but does nothing for the absent and for posterity.

From The Love of Books The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury by Thomas, Ernest Chester

"You mean the pope and the church, I suppose," said the boy, in a tone of simplicity; "like my lady's chaplain, who often edifies his hearers on this topic."

From The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World by Cheney, Harriet Vaughan

Boston did, however, bring unity: The court spoke unanimously, through an opinion by retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who is heading home to an edified Boston.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022

For over thirty years, Mr. Plaschke’s stories have edified the biggest stars in the Los Angeles sports world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2020

We’d been there for several hours by then, had consumed our blueberries and granola bars, were edified and overstimulated and thinking about making our way home after a while.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 22, 2017

Listening to Serial, This American Life, Radiolab, WTF with Marc Maron, or 99% Invisible, we expect to come out the other end edified and enriched, in complex ways.

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2014

Parsons, his attention caught by the trumpet call, sat listening with a sort of gaping solemnity, a sort of edified boredom.

From "1984" by George Orwell

All that matters in this moment is one of life's most edifying trivialities: snooker.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Few things are less edifying than a mob that has decided to rectify a great wrong in the name of justice and purity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

But it’s an edifying experience, hurtling forward with only the mighty light of intrepid wonder to guide us.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025

It’s also a central pillar of the pair’s edifying new sitcom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024

As a journalist, I found it edifying to experience things from the other side of the fence.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer