illumined; illumining
Examples of illumine in a Sentence
small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way
readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined
Recent Examples on the Web
Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Geraldine walked over to Felix and Jane’s for fish soup, through long autumn shadows in the park, haze rising like smoke from the grass, illumined by the low sun.
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Tessa Hadley,
New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2026
The bar was illumined by candles and an uplit line of mostly esoteric liquors along the full-length mirror against the back wall.
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Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2024
In a room illumined by the light of a few candles, a group of women with veils over their faces conducts a séance.
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Rhoda Feng,
ARTnews.com,
9 Aug. 2024
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Geraldine walked over to Felix and Jane’s for fish soup, through long autumn shadows in the park, haze rising like smoke from the grass, illumined by the low sun.
—
Tessa Hadley,
New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2026
The bar was illumined by candles and an uplit line of mostly esoteric liquors along the full-length mirror against the back wall.
—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2024
In a room illumined by the light of a few candles, a group of women with veils over their faces conducts a séance.
—
Rhoda Feng,
ARTnews.com,
9 Aug. 2024
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“Illumine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illumine. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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