How to Use enlightening in a Sentence

enlightening

adjective

• Watched a little bit of the film, was kind of enlightening.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2021
• This enlightening, creative and of-the-moment volume pulled me in from the start.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
• This will surely open a door to a discussion that will be enlightening at the very least.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
• The tone of the stories ranges from painful and cathartic to humorous and enlightening.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2023
• The great Penny Lane unpacks the history of the movement in a way that’s clever and enlightening.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 May 2024
• Silver’s take on his rise amounts to a mini-book within the book, and an enlightening one.
  — Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
• That was the moment for me career-wise that was enlightening.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 25 Feb. 2020
• The second scan is no more or less enlightening than the first: there is still an embryo, there is still no heartbeat.
  — Longreads, 26 Jan. 2021
• Young, who wrote the text and stars in the piece, and Pite, who choreographed and directed it, aimed for and achieved a more enlightening conclusion.
  — Laura Bleiberg, latimes.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• After an enlightening tour, head to nearby Bryant Park — a great place to kick back, relax on the lawn, and have a picnic.
  — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2019
• It’s always been important to me to show Black culture and life in a deep and enlightening way.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2022
• Because of the drought, Taylor said the swim was strangely enlightening.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 June 2022
• Good luck in the next exciting and enlightening chapter of your life.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 29 Nov. 2019
• Big Tech hearing may or may not have been very enlightening.
  — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 31 July 2020
• And while the , had its enlightening moments, a viewer couldn’t help but feel that the whole thing had careened, more than slightly, out of control.
  — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2020
• Join me next week for more enlightening light fixture tips.
  — Marni Jameson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 19 Jan. 2021
• Rivers thinks all these choices were valid and enlightening.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 10 Feb. 2022
• The best part is that Dirda and Epstein are not only enlightening.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 9 July 2022
• There are some songs that are so heavy — about my awakening, my respect, and my enlightening.
  — Vulture, 12 May 2023
• Taking a new approach to your love life could prove enlightening.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 7 Aug. 2019
• How enlightening that was, Miss Manners cannot presume to say.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
• That’s a big part of what makes them so entertaining — and enlightening.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 19 Aug. 2019
• Instead, the slow burn of a journey the characters take is more enlightening than the eventual twist.
  — Robert Daniels, Vulture, 24 July 2021
• The reams of data collected on the habits of these new online gamblers could be far more enlightening, but it is seen only by the casinos and sports books, not the state.
  — Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, 23 Jan. 2022
• Thank you to all the Ars readers who took part in an entertaining and enlightening discussion over the past week.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 22 May 2020
• There are so many new techniques and traffic designs now available that a brush-up course would be enlightening.
  — cleveland.com, 6 July 2019
• Get ready to embark on an enlightening journey through the realm of Delta 8's potency!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
• Through its adventures with Celtic druids to Mexico’s Day of the Dead, the film is exciting, scary and enlightening.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
• Reese Witherspoon is recalling one of the most difficult — and enlightening — moments of her career.
  — Bailey Richards, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
• Greengrass’s attempts to wrap a political statement up in Bourne clothing is awkward and jarring, and the movie is more preachy and hectoring than particularly enlightening.
  — Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024