illuminated

Example Sentences

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A beam of light illuminated almost an entire block.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A video of the wolf scampering on a road in the dark, illuminated by the headlights of a vehicle, was uploaded on social media.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Other rooms downstairs include the B-Movie Bathroom, ’Naynay’s Kitchen of Progress and the ’80s & ’90s Food Culture Hall of Fame dining room, which is illuminated by a Pizza Hut pendant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Tests showed that the light distribution achieved more than 90 percent uniformity across the illuminated area at a distance of two meters.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

When Buzz took out his flashlight from his pack, it barely illuminated inches in front of him.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone