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
Is casting light upon the unremarked upon also part of the utility of the poet?
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2021
Chandra Wilson, who plays Ben's wife Miranda Bailey, and Ellen Pompeo, the eponymous Meredith Grey, make cameos in the "Station 19" opener, casting their light upon the newborn.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2018
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
Then they saw torches, countless points of fiery light upon the black fields behind, scattered like red flowers, or winding up from the lowlands in long flickering lines.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
