How to Use light the way in a Sentence
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Some of my favorite pieces from the past year might help light the way.
— Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022 -
By mapping a major branch on the tree of life, B10K aims to light the way.
— Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022 -
Williams was leading us to a new world of fashion, and Rihanna would light the way!
— Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 21 June 2023 -
At least in theory, all of these ideas could light the way to a healthy pluralism.
— Richard Just, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020 -
The man holding the flashlight to light the way as Strummer and Co. waited out the power outage.
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2021 -
Use these jumbo classic bulbs in your yard to light the way for Santa and his reindeer in style this year.
— Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023 -
Use these jumbo classic bulbs in your yard to light the way for Santa and his reindeer in style this year.
— Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Today, the simple night light has been redefined as a great glass movement to light the way.
— Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023 -
Angel told Dateline that the group has raised enough money to put up three park benches and a light post to light the way home for the missing.
— Sarah Portney, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2023 -
But Josh isn’t alone; Ben appears with a lantern to help his son light the way back to the physical world, back to his family.
— Shannon Carlin, Time, 7 July 2023 -
The bonfires are tepee-shaped and are said to light the way for Papa Noel on his nighttime ride to deliver gifts.
— From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2020 -
The French word refers to blazing torches that are used to light the way during nighttime carnival events.
— Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023 -
If there is some better way of handling modernity’s promises and pressures, perhaps the Ju/’hoansi can light the way.
— Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2020 -
These recommendations will help IT leaders light the way for their teams.
— Clint Boulton, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 -
Light your driveway or sidewalk with spooky Halloween luminaries that'll light the way for trick-or-treaters.
— Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021 -
The results help light the way for how health care systems ought to continue helping Covid-19 survivors, the scientists said.
— Zamira Rahim, CNN, 7 Apr. 2021 -
The group’s premise is that those who have successfully navigated life on the outside are best suited to light the way for others.
— Patricia Leigh Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2020 -
The oldest monument in Paris — dating to the 13th century B.C. — now captures the light the way the ancient Egyptians intended.
— Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 -
Thus, by somehow excising the vision elements of driving, a self-driving car would no longer need to light the way via headlights.
— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2022 -
Behind him, the Amis brood fruitfully multiplies (five children, two grandchildren), but ahead lies a dark wood with ever fewer friends and elders to light the way through.
— Tom Bissell, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2020 -
Researchers used longer-wavelength red lighting to light the way for an underwater vehicle.
— Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022 -
It was laboriously cut by hand using grinding wheels and polishing compounds to create a piece of glass that refracted light the way a fine piece of jewelry might.
— Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 16 Feb. 2021 -
These torch-bearers light the way for parades while providing entertainment through captivating spins and twirls.
— Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 28 Jan. 2022 -
The audience will then light the way to inspire improvisation, shifts in actor choreography and small environmental interactions.
— Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2021
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