luminary
Example Sentences
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As news of her death spread on Friday, fellow performers and other luminaries were quick to react.
From Barron's
Board members, top players, and luminaries ranging from Tiger Woods to Jack Nicklaus all had a voice in how to proceed, the people familiar with the decision said.
In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves reconvened a group of artists and luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance including musicians, playwrights, poets and scholars at Duke Ellington’s townhouse for an afternoon of reminiscing and rumination.
From Los Angeles Times
Kent’s jet-black sea is indistinguishable from the cosmos, and his white whale glows like some luminary body within it.
David imagines Silas mentoring him, introducing him to literary luminaries and advancing his career.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
