the bright lights
Example Sentences
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What Bondi did this week under the bright lights of the U.S.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
The city sparkled below like a spread of jewels, but now I had an idea what was hidden among the bright lights.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
Today, at 24, he continues to work just as hard, although his stage has changed — now he does it under the bright lights of a boxing ring.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Away from the praise and the bright lights, however, members of the congregation described Brain as "manipulative and dictatorial".
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
The lights were dimmed, which was very different from the bright lights in the church at my mothers funeral.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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