Examples of leading light in a Sentence
He is one of the leading lights of the labor movement.
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Leave a comment View Comments French Foreign Trade and Language minister Franck Riester said Conde was a leading light of French literature and theatre.
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Reuters, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Best known for his novels in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the son of Kingsley Amis was a leading light in London’s literary scene.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The five new projects rep, however, Movistar Plus+’s first movie slate and marks, or continues, its association with leading lights on Spain’s vibrant crossover movie scene.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
Many of bossa nova’s leading lights were either just writers or just performers; Mr. Lyra was among the few who were both.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
In practice, its leading lights have effectively been working for the president.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
Our concern is with how the evident interest of Delaware’s leading lights in environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles is likely to affect that gold standard.
—WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
At the same time, Francis has consistently remained one of the leading lights of daytime, including stints on Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless and returns to General Hospital, as well as numerous primetime guest appearances.
—Scott Huver, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
On Saturday night leading lights from the art, film, fashion and entertainment industries gathered once again under the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s iconic Urban Light installation to kick off the annual Art+Film Gala presented by Gucci.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2023
Reuters, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Best known for his novels in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the son of Kingsley Amis was a leading light in London’s literary scene.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The five new projects rep, however, Movistar Plus+’s first movie slate and marks, or continues, its association with leading lights on Spain’s vibrant crossover movie scene.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
Many of bossa nova’s leading lights were either just writers or just performers; Mr. Lyra was among the few who were both.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
In practice, its leading lights have effectively been working for the president.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
Our concern is with how the evident interest of Delaware’s leading lights in environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles is likely to affect that gold standard.
—WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
At the same time, Francis has consistently remained one of the leading lights of daytime, including stints on Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless and returns to General Hospital, as well as numerous primetime guest appearances.
—Scott Huver, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
On Saturday night leading lights from the art, film, fashion and entertainment industries gathered once again under the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s iconic Urban Light installation to kick off the annual Art+Film Gala presented by Gucci.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2023
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“Leading light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20light. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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