How to Use beacon in a Sentence

beacon

noun

• Our nation should be a beacon of peace to people around the world.
• These countries are beacons of democracy.
• But in recent years, the City of Light has reemerged as a beacon for the new.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2023
• The goal is to have Legion FC be a beacon for all that is good in the city.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 25 July 2023
• But that beacon’s light dimmed when her award went missing at the end of the 1960s.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
• The brands are, after all, two of the best beacons of the returning trend.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
• Could this fiery look be a visual beacon of what's to come?
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
• Minarets like this one serve as the beacons from which Muslims are called to prayer five times each day.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2023
• His strength, love and constant support is my beacon in the night.
  — USA Today, 19 Mar. 2023
• On the way home, a few miles outside of Crisfield, a sign appeared like a beacon.
  — Colleen Oakley, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2023
• The model stood as a beacon through the show as everything else moved around the giant puffer coat.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• Tori was a champion… a beacon of light that shined so bright!
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
• Luke was a beacon of kindness to all: strangers, friends, and family.
  — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2023
• The front entry should serve as a welcoming beacon to greet guests.
  — Sydney Price, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
• But most seem lost in some way, sure the beacon can provide a sense of purpose that’s been missing from the rest of the universe somehow.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Nov. 2023
• Horror continues to be a beacon of hope for the box office.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
• The side switch also offers three special modes: strobe, SOS, and beacon.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
• The other skier began a search with an avalanche beacon, but could not find a signal.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
• This faux coastal area is a haven for hikers and beacon for birders with over 50 miles of trails through dunes, wetlands, prairies, and old-growth forests.
  — Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2023
• Each of the skiers in his group had a locator beacon, which reportedly allowed the victim's friends to find him in the snow.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
• Enter Hoy Paris, a new hotel that offers a beacon of wellness in, of all places, the heart of the former red light district of Pigalle.
  — Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2022
• The bright orange color of the container that houses the recorder, a well as locator beacons, help searchers locate the recorders.
  — Gregory Wallace, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
• Then, just after midnight, a distress beacon on Dr. Moy’s yacht sounded its alarm from 25 miles off the coast of Fire Island.
  — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• And the inclusion of the Buckeye leaf serves as a beacon, bringing together fans of Reds Country beyond just the 513.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 14 May 2023
• Under all of that, Lisa stands out as a beacon of integrity and resilience in the world of digital business.
  — Byron Cole, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• The rabbi’s father, a Holocaust survivor, serves as a beacon of humor.
  — Greg Garrison | , al, 14 Sep. 2023
• The visitors were participating in Maine Open Lighthouse Day, in which beacons all over the state are open to the public for tours.
  — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• After all, that rotating beacon up above is designed to scatter light far and wide, not straight down.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
• Her integrity shone like a beacon across the Senate and across the country, for all to see and hopefully emulate.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
• Cricket uses the different speeds of sound and of RF to calculate the distance between the receiver and the beacon.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024