Example sentences for: enlightened

How can you use “enlightened” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A despotic king might pass power on to more enlightened progeny.

  • By that standard, African-Americans have done better under Clinton than under any president back to and including Nixon--whose enlightened policies on urban aid and public health surely qualify him as the "blackest" president of all time.

  • We do this not out of philanthropy but out of enlightened self-interest.

  • Other European atmospherics: lobster bisque for sale from sidewalk vendors; excellent public transportation; monumental traffic jams of expensive cars crowding small streets; bare breasts common in advertisements and at beaches, miniskirts being considered acceptable attire for professional women (when, oh when will these enlightened attitudes reach the United States?)

  • As a matter of fact, instead of focusing on polling's farcical contributions to an enlightened society, he conveys the notion that polling is/would be credible without the manipulations (subtle or otherwise).


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