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Example sentences for: beacon

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Originally capped with a smooth layer of limestone it would have reflected sunlight like a beacon across the Nile valley.
In “From Hero to Celebrity,” Daniel Boorstin points out that soon after Charles Lindbergh acquired a reputation as a pro-Nazi and accepted a decoration from Hitler, the Lindbergh Beacon atop a Chicago skyscraper was renamed the Palmolive Beacon , and high in the Colorado Rockies Lindbergh Peak was given the more obscure name of Lone Eagle Peak .
It feels somewhat like a toy village — a miniature, flat version of Beacon Hill — with similar red-brick and black-shuttered homes lining sidewalks that are shaded by trees and lit by old-fashioned street lamps.
You can find out more about our work and environmental developments on Beacon Hill at ELM' s website, www.EnvironmentalLeague.org.
It was originally topped by a cap of pure gold, which reflected the bright sunlight and acted as a beacon for those who searched from afar for the temple.