How to Use illumination in a Sentence

illumination

noun

• They traveled to the temple in search of spiritual illumination.
• When taking photographs indoors, use a flash for illumination.
• Hardwired or plugged in, these fixtures can be installed how and where they're needed, adding both illumination and style.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2021
• Darkness covers the land, with light coming from what are known as glo-berries, fruit that provides nourishment along with illumination.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021
• The moon is currently in its waxing gibbous phase at 95% illumination.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2024
• The illumination often comes from the sun, directly or not, but can also be artificial.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
• Known as the Buck Moon, the full moon will reach peak illumination in the U.S. at 6:17 a.m.
  — Chantelle Lee, TIME, 19 July 2024
• Also here: the nightly falls illumination, entertainment, hotel deals and more.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2021
• Embrace the seasonal darkness using the soft illumination of candles, says Wear.
  — oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2021
• The illumination diffuses and reflects light on translucent fabric panels.
  — Nicole Cobler, Axios, 24 July 2024
• Here are 10 of the year’s graphic narratives that stayed with us, in their power to create unique immersive worlds and help spark illumination through illustration.
  — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
• The control strip also features an ambient light sensor that adjusts the illumination levels of the control buttons depending on the ambient light of the room.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021
• In the movie, Griswold doesn’t get the grand illumination on the first flip of the switch.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
• Moon: The moon gains its light and illumination from the sun.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2023
• The moon will look full to our eyes a day either side of peak illumination, Petro said.
  — Angela Eichhorst, CNN, 18 Dec. 2021
• The vast cloud of the Milky Way offers nearly the only illumination until the blue lights of the fire engine switch on.
  — Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
• Low mode provides up to 12 hours of illumination while high mode lasts up to six hours.
  — Emily Estep, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2023
• This pre-lit star keeps the glow going by adding a warm, soft illumination.
  — Grace Smith, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
• The large parking lot lights gave plenty of illumination to the spots . . .
  — cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
• The northern lights are best viewed around new moons when there's little illumination in the sky.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• Even the small boost in illumination, and the promise that more might come, seemed to have a spirit-lifting effect.
  — Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022
• Her first encounter with the young man, in the pulsing light of a disco, is a capsule study in the contrast between gloom and illumination that shapes the movie.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2023
• There is nowhere to go but inside, and yet what is inside is what must be saved from illumination.
  — The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
• The moon will reach peak illumination around 12:35 a.m.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2023
• The Pink Moon will reach peak illumination at 5:59 p.m.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2024
• Not as some condition of simple illumination, but as the maker of solids, the hand, the hammer and the chisel, the creator.
  — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
• The singer belted out the record while standing beneath the illumination of the six Olympic rings on the historic monument.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
• Plus, it can also be used for illumination or as an SOS strobe light.
  — Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
• School children were also on hand this morning to finish planting the last of the trees and weave LED lights through the branches ready for the illumination.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 24 May 2022
• The solar panels in the lights absorb sunlight throughout the day and then can provide up to 12 hours of illumination at night.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2022

Last Updated: 20 Sep 2024