How to Use enlightening in a Sentence

enlightening

adjective
  • This was very enlightening for me.
    — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • That was the moment for me career-wise that was enlightening.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Taking a new approach to your love life could prove enlightening.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • In fact, the odds on the correct series score are enlightening.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • This will surely open a door to a discussion that will be enlightening at the very least.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
  • Silver’s take on his rise amounts to a mini-book within the book, and an enlightening one.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • There are some songs that are so heavy — about my awakening, my respect, and my enlightening.
    — Vulture, 12 May 2023
  • This enlightening, creative and of-the-moment volume pulled me in from the start.
    — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Good luck in the next exciting and enlightening chapter of your life.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • This stop alone makes the day trip fun and enlightening, especially for those of us who cannot tell a saw from a nail.
    — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • As polarizing or enlightening as that might be, Creed seems to be along for the meme ride.
    — James Pero, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
  • There are so many new techniques and traffic designs now available that a brush-up course would be enlightening.
    — cleveland.com, 6 July 2019
  • His words just after the flight were passionate, and quite enlightening.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The tone of the stories ranges from painful and cathartic to humorous and enlightening.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • Expect that to be better choreographed but no more enlightening.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • How enlightening that was, Miss Manners cannot presume to say.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Then move on to the more thoughtful and sometimes more academic works that will truly be enlightening.
    — Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 16 July 2022
  • And there are very few figures more enlightening than James Baldwin.
    — Parker Diakite, Essence, 14 June 2022
  • Join one or all of the sessions for an enlightening and entertaining day of learning.
    — SFChronicle.com, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The journey has been enlightening and exhilarating—but the most thrilling part is still to come.
    — Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Because of the drought, Taylor said the swim was strangely enlightening.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 June 2022
  • The team dropped this enlightening infographic on X, and it's packed with fun stats and big numbers.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This has been a very rewarding (and) enlightening (season).
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Traveling, whether solo or in a group, can be one of the most thrilling and enlightening experiences of your life.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2023
  • The best part is that Dirda and Epstein are not only enlightening.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 9 July 2022
  • And that's enlightening because in man and fruit fly alike, the basic workings of reward are not so different.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Instead, the slow burn of a journey the characters take is more enlightening than the eventual twist.
    — Robert Daniels, Vulture, 24 July 2021
  • Enjoy your summer break, because the next school year has the chance to be entertaining and enlightening.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
  • And while the , had its enlightening moments, a viewer couldn’t help but feel that the whole thing had careened, more than slightly, out of control.
    — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Some of the civilian submissions have been enlightening.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026

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