How to Use luminary in a Sentence

luminary

noun

• The snowy-haired soul-pop luminary joined the band in 1975 and helped recast their sound.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022
• But these days the tech luminaries are not on great terms.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
• The Grammy winner told Roberts that the hip-hop luminary helped pave the way for her career.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The list of luminaries joining us this year is all killer, no filler.
  — Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 June 2024
• The luminaries on Taft’s court were Holmes and Brandeis.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• With her eyes on the future, Minaj’s year as a hip-hop luminary has positioned the artist back at the top of her game.
  — Jaelani Turner-Williams, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2022
• Tár, in contrast to Levine, is at the height of her career, a cultural luminary of the type The New Yorker might court.
  — Jordan Kisner Jack Davison, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
• Colder weather used to signal a time to stock up on game for the winter ahead, which is why this luminary is called the Full Hunter's Moon.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2021
• Bo Gritz, himself a former Green Beret and right-wing luminary.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2022
• This is a creative way to wrap a gift, plus doubles as a second gift since doubles as a luminary.
  — Kate Flynn, Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2020
• Mankind has followed them since ancient times, in addition to our two luminaries: the sun and the moon.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
• But of the many music luminaries on the record, Prince remained a notable absence.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
• The floor was lined with Persian rugs, and the walls, above the books, with photographs of literary luminaries.
  — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
• In other words, this luminary is bringing along some good vibes.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 14 Nov. 2020
• The area has luminaries-esque structures lining the roofs of stores there.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Nov. 2019
• Lickliter also happened to be the grandson of Les Fox—a Hanover luminary.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020
• The Winter Hexagon can be traced starting with Orion’s blue-white luminary, Rigel.
  — National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2020
• Through an app, each luminary will check in a few times a month to join and participate in the discussion with their readers.
  — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2020
• Every night, the actors would look out at an audience of luminaries like Bono and Oprah, who had scored the hottest ticket in town.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
• There are also luminaries no longer with us who spent time in Oregon.
  — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• To light your way to your front door and add curb appeal to your house, this neutral colored luminary can match any color palette.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 24 June 2020
• Galileo went on to advise many of Italy’s creative luminaries.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
• That was a reference to Ratt, one of the only hair metal luminaries not billed on The Stadium Tour.
  — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2019
• There’s an opening in the bottom for a candle (with a real flame or flameless), and its light will shine through the gaps all around the luminary—imagine the glow on a dark October evening.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2022
• High-quality faux pumpkins, a handsome wreath for the door, and luminaries for the front stoop are worthy investments for the long haul.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
• The attack on a legendary community luminary was met with shock and horror throughout the city.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
• Lead researcher Antonio Damasio is a luminary in the field of intelligence and the brain.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2019
• The pair will perform and share memories of their mother, with help from a variety of Bay Area jazz luminaries.
  — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
• Indeed, no one is more preoccupied with such star power than Donald Trump himself, who basks in the adulation and approval of luminaries who support him and regularly lashes out at those who don’t.
  — Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
• All routes wound through a historical terrain of farmers, winemakers, mercenaries, artists and luminaries.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024