highlight

Example Sentences

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But the scene’s highlight is the song that plays in the background, airy, gentle and simple.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Lerosey-Aubril - who is also French - and Ortega-Hernández selected the name to recognize Cousteau's efforts to highlight the beauty and vulnerability of marine life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

After all, Vance had really just wanted to highlight religion, it would have made a little more sense to portray mysterious flying objects as angels, not demons.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

State visits are not an escape from problems, they often highlight them.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

When I talked to Susan Hsu, now a director of medical genetics at the American Red Cross, she told me that working with McKusick on HeLa cells was a highlight of her career.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot