How to Use luminary in a Sentence

luminary

noun

• The snowy-haired soul-pop luminary joined the band in 1975 and helped recast their sound.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022
• But these days the tech luminaries are not on great terms.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
• The Grammy winner told Roberts that the hip-hop luminary helped pave the way for her career.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The luminaries on Taft’s court were Holmes and Brandeis.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• With her eyes on the future, Minaj’s year as a hip-hop luminary has positioned the artist back at the top of her game.
  — Jaelani Turner-Williams, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2022
• Tár, in contrast to Levine, is at the height of her career, a cultural luminary of the type The New Yorker might court.
  — Jordan Kisner Jack Davison, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
• Bo Gritz, himself a former Green Beret and right-wing luminary.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2022
• But of the many music luminaries on the record, Prince remained a notable absence.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
• Every night, the actors would look out at an audience of luminaries like Bono and Oprah, who had scored the hottest ticket in town.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
• There are also luminaries no longer with us who spent time in Oregon.
  — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• Galileo went on to advise many of Italy’s creative luminaries.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
• There’s an opening in the bottom for a candle (with a real flame or flameless), and its light will shine through the gaps all around the luminary—imagine the glow on a dark October evening.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2022
• High-quality faux pumpkins, a handsome wreath for the door, and luminaries for the front stoop are worthy investments for the long haul.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
• The attack on a legendary community luminary was met with shock and horror throughout the city.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
• Everyone is invited to grab their luminaries, dress up and mask up for the FoolMoon stroll.
  — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
• Its scientists include one luminary who won the Nobel Prize for research on how to age cells backward.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2022
• Alvaro will play Diane, a storied ballet luminary who takes over behind the scenes.
  — Ben Croll, Variety, 13 Jan. 2022
• But that would go counter to the spirit of a Broadway luminary who is at heart an ensemble trouper dedicated to artistic growth.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
• One photo in the right, attention-grabbing suit can turn an NFL backbencher into a style luminary.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2022
• Indie-rock icons press on with new music, lean into the weight of their discographies, or tap into the legacies of other luminaries.
  — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
• An enchanted luminary that will lend more than just a little sorcery to any stairwell or darkened room.
  — Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2021
• Many of the industry’s luminaries have explained to me all the ways that unions are incompatible with their practices.
  — David Adjaye, Curbed, 6 July 2023
• Founded in 2007, the Spirited Awards recognize the craft of the best bars, bartenders, spirits media, and bar industry luminaries from around the world.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 26 Apr. 2023
• Alex Rodriguez was, predictably, notably absent, but every other Yankee luminary from the Jeter years got a shout out.
  — Matthew Roberson, courant.com, 8 Sep. 2021
• No less a luminary than Irwin Griswold said that growth was primarily due to Surrey.
  — Robert Goulder, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• For the week of Crypto Bahamas, the luminaries of the crypto industry descended, making the country look like the center of the crypto world, if only for a little while.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
• The fresh tracks join the impressive roster of rock luminaries who joined Parton on her first foray into rock after more than six decades ruling the country charts.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2023
• This time, Kenny Leon will stage the piece, aptly enough, in a theater freshly renamed for another Black theater luminary.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
• Although this may be nerve-wracking, introspection is key to this luminary.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 23 Oct. 2022
• However familiar that sampling of Western luminaries may be, one of the strengths of Toharia’s approach is its breadth.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024