How to Use cast/shed/throw light on in a Sentence

cast/shed/throw light on

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  • A lot will happen in the first episode, which will shed light on what’s to come.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That could, in turn, shed light on how the Virginia climate has changed since.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
  • The finding is believed to shed light on the way young humans learn from those close to them.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The study might also shed light on how to care for snakes in captivity.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
  • Officials did not shed light on the spike at the news conference.
    Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • An opening in this patio's ceiling helps shed light on the fireplace area.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The video could shed light on why the officer did not stop in time to avoid hitting the woman.
    Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Now, a new study has shed light on which drugs are more likely than others to result in extra pounds.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 23 July 2024
  • Scientists now hope to find more fossils in the area, which could shed light on how and when the mastodons arrived.
    Reuters, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Some of the documents could shed light on who visited the island.
    James Hill, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The anniversary celebration shed light on how far the club has come.
    Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • But the event also served as a stage to shed light on the future of Greg Norman.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
  • These variables often shed light on what the game’s conveners want to achieve from playing it.
    Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The survey shed light on how ageism is a driving force behind the silence around menopause in the office.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Christina's confession shed light on what had happened while the cameras were off for the first time.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Asking the right questions can help shed light on the best path to job fulfillment and long-term success.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Top-hang handles allow them to be placed around your campground or even in your tent to shed light on your surroundings.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Analysis of the samples could shed light on the early days of our solar system.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 17 July 2025
  • And a team’s investment in a veteran trade could shed light on its intentions for the draft.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Morrissey also shed light on what led to the initial dismissal of the charges last April.
    Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The mission aims to shed light on space weather processes and their effects on Earth.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
  • That will also shed light on which players might come off the field if Carter earns a prominent early role.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
  • Bush Hager also shed light on what her mother, Laura Bush, is like with her dad.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • However, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, may help shed light on this.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The Acolyte will shed light on the Dark Side, and specifically how its powers came to be.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
  • Some Paris Olympics athletes are utilizing the world stage to shed light on conflicts in their home countries.
    Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Luigi’s acts should shed light on the need for the USA to end profit-motive in healthcare.
    Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Congress and the public should get to hear the recording, which would shed light on the president’s fitness in a way the transcript does not.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 May 2024
  • Kotb shed light on her decision to spend more time with her daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 5.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Bragg declined to shed light on Mora’s condition when asked by the Daily News.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025

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