Examples of leading light in a Sentence
He is one of the leading lights of the labor movement.
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Stranahan, an early proponent of the category, is one of its leading lights.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Classically French, this has been one of the leading lights of the country for over 40 years, standing witness to economic cycles and steady cultural change.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
James McNicholas Is Mohamed Salah still Liverpool’s leading light?
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
The breakdown of globalization is, of course, the goal of many of the leading lights of the Trump administration.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2019
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Classically French, this has been one of the leading lights of the country for over 40 years, standing witness to economic cycles and steady cultural change.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
James McNicholas Is Mohamed Salah still Liverpool’s leading light?
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
The breakdown of globalization is, of course, the goal of many of the leading lights of the Trump administration.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2019
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“Leading light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20light. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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