How to Use inner light in a Sentence

inner light

noun
  • Soft, translucent glazes of oil paint make the painting shine with an inner light.
    Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Styles defending the inner light of You against Your Shitty Boyfriend.
    Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022
  • And that sense of inner light and confidence is something Andrew isn’t afraid to wear on her sleeve.
    Caroline Tell, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Jan. 2021
  • This will provide you with the space and energy needed to focus on your inner light.
    Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • Michelle Obama finds the inner light, global influence of life beyond the White House.
    Julius Lasin, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • When a woman follows her own inner light, others see it.
    Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Nov. 2020
  • View this post on Instagram What is most important for you right now is to connect to your own inner light.
    Tanya Edwards, refinery29.com, 2 May 2020
  • Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice’s bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her.
    James Hibberd, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Other paintings overlay a cranium and its contents, whether bone, flesh or inner light.
    Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Diwali gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects them from spiritual darkness.
    Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2021
  • All these gifts and blessed souls and inner lights being extinguished lately is devastating.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 June 2019
  • To represent the inner light that protects them from spiritual darkness.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2022
  • That spirit lifted everything in the show, which Morales directed with a joyful touch — making sure that through the characters’ problems, the audience never lost sight of their inner light.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • What most have in common, though, are the abundance of sweets, family gatherings, and the lighting of clay lamps that symbolize the inner light that protects each household from spiritual darkness.
    Amy McKeever, History & Culture, 12 Nov. 2020
  • All my jewels empower and inspire people through finding and expressing their inner light.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • Your energy is high and your inner light is shining, drawing plenty of opportunities your way.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2021
  • This may seem counterintuitive, but overcast, drizzly days are best for spotting antlers. Sheds seem to glow with an inner light during these conditions and show up far more readily than on bright sunny days.
    Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The inner light casts a shadow on all four walls, as visitors can simultaneously experience being both inside and outside of the box.
    Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
  • As a result, energy should collect on the inner light ring, further distorting spacetime and ultimately triggering the object to collapse or puff up.
    Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Kudos to the Shadow and Bone villain for helping the messiah-like mapmaker find her inner light, but the age-gap discourse alone that comes with falling in love with a seemingly immortal being is probably enough to root against this pairing.
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The second approach is based on leveraging inner light to drive outer organizational change.
    Pravir Malik, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • His images are harmonious, distinguished by an inner light, an uncanny clarity, a pervasive stillness and a transcendent timelessness.
    Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022

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