ILLUMINE in a Sentence

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1. The candle illuminated her countenance.
2. A lot of electric lamps illuminated the stage.
3. The skylight will provide good illumination from above.
4. Fantine's face seemed strangely illuminated at that moment.
5. The lamp illuminated him on one side, the firelight on the other.

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illumine
 v.  make lighter or brighter
Classic Sentence: (121 in 9 pages)
1  Turning to look behind him, he could see sheets of orange light illumine the shadowy distance.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
2  The lamp illuminated him on one side, the firelight on the other.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
3  A copper lamp illuminated the tablecloth of coarse white linen, the pewter jug shining like silver, and filled with wine, and the brown, smoking soup-tureen.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
4  At the moment when Jean Valjean paused in front of the bed, this cloud parted, as though on purpose, and a ray of light, traversing the long window, suddenly illuminated the Bishop's pale face.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES
5  The candle illuminated her countenance.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER X—RESULT OF THE SUCCESS
6  This spacious hall, illuminated by a single lamp, was the old hall of the episcopal palace, and served as the large hall of the palace of justice.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII—THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTION...
7  Fantine's face seemed strangely illuminated at that moment.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTS
8  So long as she was in Boulanger Lane and in the neighborhood of the church, the lighted stalls illuminated the road; but soon the last light from the last stall vanished.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER V—THE LITTLE ONE ALL ALONE
9  This poster, illuminated by the theatre lanterns, struck him; for, although he was walking rapidly, he halted to read it.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—WHICH POSSIBLY PROVES BOULATRUELLE'S INTELLIGE...
10  The fire which illuminated her at that moment brought into relief all the angles of her bones, and rendered her thinness frightfully apparent.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
11  He saw a whole future stretching out before him, illuminated by Cosette as by a charming light.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER III—TWO MISFORTUNES MAKE ONE PIECE OF GOOD FORTUN...
12  Jean Valjean went into ambush in a doorway, calculating that if the men were still following him, he could not fail to get a good look at them, as they traversed this illuminated space.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER I—THE ZIGZAGS OF STRATEGY
13  In order to reach them, it was necessary to risk himself in a tolerably large unsheltered and illuminated space.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER II—IT IS LUCKY THAT THE PONT D'AUSTERLITZ BEARS C...
14  He saw that black form standing out in relief against the white pavement, illuminated by the moon; to advance was to fall into this man's hands; to retreat was to fling himself into Javert's arms.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III—TO WIT, THE PLAN OF PARIS IN 1727
15  The whole chamber was bathed in that mist of places which are sparely illuminated, which adds to horror.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—CONTINUATION OF THE ENIGMA
Example Sentence:
1  Their faces are illuminated by the candle on the center of the table.
2  The report illuminated the difficult issues at the heart of science policy.
3  A lot of electric lamps illuminated the stage.
4  A ray of sunlight illuminated every filament of the spider web, turning the web into a net of gold.
5  Yes, I have hidden her; neither the light of the sun, nor any social taper shall again illuminate her kindly face.
6  We could see the morning sunlight illuminate the pinnacle while the rest of the mountain lay in shadow.
7  We illuminate the enemy plane with searchlights in order to shoot at it.
8  Patriotism: Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
9  Still, this effective theatrical ploy – so very Scandinavian and socially progressive – has achieved its goal: People have been talking, and various titles have been trotted out to shock and illuminate.
10  Science has come a long way in illuminating the development processes of an organism in terms of chemical reactions.
11  For roadway luminaries, I estimate an illumination increase with proper shielding to perhaps 115 percent of the unshielded level.
12  The skylight will provide good illumination from above.