light the way

phrase

: to use a light to show a way that has to be followed
Our guide used a candle to light the way.

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The approaching All Hallows Eve means the time has come to carve that jack-o’-lantern to light the way for trick-or-treaters or keep the bad spirits away. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026 That effort helped light the way for thousands of Special Olympics athletes. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Where most device makers at the time were worried about camera megapixels and color screens, Nokia had leapfrogged its competition with a back-to-basics phone that could survive the rain, endure unreliable power grids, and light the way home. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026 Below in the courtyard where the big choppers had been loading, the headlights from the cars and trucks surrounding the parking lot were still on to light the way for the choppers. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for light the way

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“Light the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20the%20way. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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