luminary

Example Sentences

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Each fall, it holds Porktoberfest where volunteers serve 1,800 free pork burgers and local luminaries participate in a “kiss the pig” fundraiser.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile luminaries in the game, such as Eddie Jones, have long advocated limiting the number of replacements in a bid to increase fatigue, open up space, and reduce the number of collisions.

From BBC

Last November, a collection of business, academic and political luminaries made a pilgrimage to a wood-paneled conference room at Harvard University.

From The Wall Street Journal

That launched an international career for the Kesslers, who moved to Rome, toured the world and performed with luminaries, DPA said.

From Los Angeles Times

“She will be remembered as being a fierce luminary in disability justice, a brilliant writer, editor and community organizer,” the post said.

From Los Angeles Times