How to Use illumination in a Sentence

illumination

noun

• They traveled to the temple in search of spiritual illumination.
• When taking photographs indoors, use a flash for illumination.
• In the movie, Griswold doesn’t get the grand illumination on the first flip of the switch.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
• Moon: The moon gains its light and illumination from the sun.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2023
• The vast cloud of the Milky Way offers nearly the only illumination until the blue lights of the fire engine switch on.
  — Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
• Low mode provides up to 12 hours of illumination while high mode lasts up to six hours.
  — Emily Estep, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2023
• This pre-lit star keeps the glow going by adding a warm, soft illumination.
  — Grace Smith, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
• The large parking lot lights gave plenty of illumination to the spots . . .
  — cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
• The northern lights are best viewed around new moons when there's little illumination in the sky.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• Her first encounter with the young man, in the pulsing light of a disco, is a capsule study in the contrast between gloom and illumination that shapes the movie.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2023
• The moon will reach peak illumination around 12:35 a.m.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2023
• The solar panels in the lights absorb sunlight throughout the day and then can provide up to 12 hours of illumination at night.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2022
• The new moon, the phase in which Earth sees no illumination, appears each month as part of the regular lunar cycle.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
• The ripple effect is echoed in the outdoor lighting that washes the bulwarks and floor in soft illumination at night.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
• That blinding illumination can bring on a numbing sense of malaise, and even derail your day.
  — WSJ, 14 Sep. 2023
• In terms of what lens tints to avoid, Dr. Fuerst says to look into the level of illumination of the course and selecting tints that help with depth perception.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 19 July 2023
• This heavenly illumination seems to guide the fingers of organist Corbin Eddy, and a flourish of lush chords soar to the rafters.
  — John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
• The resulting footage replicates the way the eyes attempt to adjust to a pitch-black room, little blobs of illumination blooming and bursting in the inky sea of darkness.
  — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Jan. 2023
• Third quarter Here, the moon is once again at 50 percent illumination.
  — Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
• The Slim model uses laser illumination to detect which areas need the most cleaning, like the dust under your couch or TV stand.
  — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2023
• Lighting may seem like a tiny detail in the scope of your home, but light bulbs can make a big impact on the feel and illumination of a room, depending on their qualities.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• This phase occurs as the moon begins to show more illumination with only a tiny portion visible to us on earth.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022
• Significantly, Monday marked the passage of 60 days since Dec. 21, the day of the solstice and its wan, brief illumination.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• Four copper cans filled with whale oil and wicks provided the illumination.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
• Thus our setup requires the sensor to scan only 10% of the scene, which could lead to almost 90% less power consumption by the illumination source.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
• Even with the moon at nearly full illumination, which can wash out part of the planetary view, most of North America and Western Europe can see this event.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2022
• Light shows and illuminations aren't just for Christmas.
  — Adrienne Wyper, theweek, 25 Jan. 2024
• Not just a source of illumination, this lamp also serves as a charging hub with four USB ports – a true blend of beauty and functionality.
  — Jose Ryller, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
• Uranus will prove tough to see just because of its distance from Earth (about 2.8 trillion miles) and consequent lack of solar illumination.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2022
• The set of knobs below the screen controlled the illumination of the celestial bodies through variable resistance.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024