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.
    Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Government workers wove through the darkened hallways, using their phones to light the way.
    TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
  • 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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