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Example sentences for: illuminates

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

He brooded in the car.He didn't feel the pleasure of a skyful of starsso cold and clear when you look upits light illuminates your breath.Nor was he worried about anyone but himself,being the only one with nothing to worry about,not made of flesh.
She illuminates how an individual's dilemma transcends the private realm; personal decisions are never truly “personal,” but are inherently public because they always have wider social repercussions.
Like other words from the lexicon of social science and philosophy ( holistic, elitist, liberal, dialectic ), it confuses rather than illuminates if used indiscriminately.
But I find it so much harder to dismiss than The Green Mile , which doesn't ever risk making the case for its evil characters' worldview--and so illuminates nothing.
The NYT , sworn enemy of sports utility vehicles everywhere, illuminates yet another danger that SUVs pose to fellow drivers: high-mounted headlights.