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Examples of leading light in a Sentence
He is one of the leading lights of the labor movement.
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Certainly, the leading lights of U.S. conservatism do.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Yes, the emerging dispensation has room for a few Rogan-level leading lights.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Tom Brady Can't Have It Both Ways For example, NBA fans always thirsted for its two leading lights, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, to go shot for shot in the Finals.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Then, in 1980, the RSS set up a political wing, the BJP, where Modi emerged as a leading light.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1707, in the meaning defined above
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“Leading light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20light. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
leading light
noun
: a prominent and influential member (as of a field of study or political movement)
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