bring to light

Example Sentences

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“Greater transparency in pet purchases will bring to light abusive practices that take advantage of pets in order to exploit hopeful pet owners. Today’s legislation protects both animals and Californians by addressing fraudulent pet breeding and selling practices.”

From Los Angeles Times

In his opinion, Engelmayer said the Justice Department’s argument that the grand jury materials would bring to light meaningful new information was “demonstrably false.”

From Salon

Like the muckrakers of an earlier age, investigative journalists bring to light what the powerful often want to keep in darkness.

From Salon

He said his fundraising haul of $10 million helped “bring to light my opponent’s record, which past campaigns didn’t have to the same extent.”

From Los Angeles Times

Especially after having spoken to the family, so many things that I understood to be so completely off the mark that I thought it could be a public service to almost bring to light the real contours of the story as I knew them.

From Salon