How to use "illuminate" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "illuminate" in popular movie and book plots

  • and immediately notices a light bulb illuminate next to her.  - Dying Room Only
  • The sun's rays illuminate Nocturna's anxious face.  - Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula
  • Mari arrives in the night, leaving candles to illuminate the tombstone.  - SistaGod
  • The goal is to fuse these ingredients thematically, to a degree that may better illuminate Fellini's conscience and philosophies.  - Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
  • His neighbour, Mary and the young woman, Pauline illuminate Byrne's darker aspects.  - No Love for Johnnie (novel)
  • People gather in the streets to see the lights illuminate for the first time since the EMP.  - Red Flag (Jericho)
  • The novel explores the motivations of their warfare, and the viewpoints of the two narrators illuminate a dreadful, entwined inevitability.  - Salt (novel)
  • Helen Bechdel was an amateur actress, and plays in which she acted are also used to illuminate aspects of her marriage.  - Fun Home
  • The abbey boasts a famed scriptorium where scribes copy, translate or illuminate books.  - The Name of the Rose (film)
  • After a while, police lights illuminate the room through the bedroom window.  - The Cement Garden
  • All three characters face difficult choices in life-changing situations that are designed to illuminate Laborit's ideas.  - My American Uncle
  • The cellar resembles a cave, with only one small window to illuminate its dank recesses.  - The Lower Depths

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