light upon
Example Sentences
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"If we can clearly understand the mechanisms for increasing the atmospheric oxygen content, it will shed light upon the biosignature detection in other planets," said Dr. Ratnayake.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
On Jan. 19, Edison crews also briefly reenergized the transmission lines over Eaton Canyon and “observed a small flash of white light upon each re-energization.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
Her verse is a lamp shedding light upon the mysteries of being human.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2021
The Jewish priestly blessing from the book of Numbers begins: "May the Lord bless you and guard you / May the Lord make His face shed light upon you."
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2015
The naked light- bulbs that hung irregularly from the stained ceiling cast a weak yellow light upon the warped floorboards.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
