How to Use illuminate in a Sentence

illuminate

verb

• A university study has illuminated the problem.
• But the sea caves at night, illuminated by the light of the full moon?
  — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
• The three bulbs are dimmable and illuminate a warm soft glow.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2022
• Just use it to illuminate the ground and not your head.
  — Jae Thomas, Marie Claire, 15 Aug. 2019
• The fluffy head has a green laser that shines outward on the floor to illuminate the path ahead.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2021
• When the sun starts to set, the owners like to turn out the lights and let the skyline illuminate their home.
  — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
• The two divers set up a pair of dive lights to illuminate the cave, no doubt the first light the group had seen in days.
  — New York Times, 3 July 2018
• Alfred stands up to light one of the propane lanterns that illuminate the camp.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 25 Dec. 2020
• The man had a gun in hand, and was using a cellphone to illuminate the door.
  — Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• The backyard fountain is on a timer, as are the lights that illuminate the yard.
  — Lisa Van Loo, azcentral, 3 May 2018
• The video captured a bright flash in the woods, illuminating the trees swaying in the wind.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
• Use it for good to illuminate and to help others who may be going through the same thing.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 17 May 2021
• Most of the brief chapters both illuminate some turning point and raise the hackles.
  — Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
• This is because the moon is in the phase that is not being illuminated by the Sun.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
• White walls help illuminate the space, and a study sits perched at the top of the home overlooking the living room.
  — Alex Bazeley, Curbed, 9 July 2018
• Use these ideas to illuminate your own bathroom in style.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2022
• And many simply use sunlight as a means to illuminate the space.
  — Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
• Did the setting sun shine through from beneath and illuminate him?
  — Daisy Alioto, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• Per the Guardian, the kitefin may also be using its glow to illuminate prey on the seafloor.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2021
• Street lights illuminate beds of purple, red and white tulips.
  — Staff, Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2020
• Here are other movies and shows which illuminate the biz.
  — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2022
• A single light is on, in the bathroom, illuminating a beaker on a hot plate.
  — Reeves Wiedeman, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2017
• Jackie's smile would just illuminate the room and make those around her love her even more.
  — courant.com, 24 June 2018
• The room was dim aside from spotlights that illuminated the stage.
  — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 8 May 2018
• The walls of earth enclose his face as flashes of lightning illuminate it.
  — Max Nelson, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• Add a range hood to keep odors and fumes at bay, while illuminating your cooking space.
  — Sarah Lloyd, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2020
• The mascot’s diaphanous wings illuminate with the car’s lights.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2022
• By night, the home is illuminated like a glowing lantern.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2023
• In a second test, the fake tongue was illuminated with a red laser pointer.
  — Jeff Csatari, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2019
• The stage was illuminated in blue and purple lights, and a keyboard stood in place of an organ.
  — Jennifer Swann, Marie Claire, 6 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 23 Apr 2024