How to Use light on in a Sentence

light on

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  • The Catholic argument was Jesus said the church was a light on the hill.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Suddenly, the Pacers are light on the wing with their second unit.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • All that requires the ability to anticipate shots and to stay light on the feet.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Korkejian, too, spent much of those years traveling and keeping herself light on her feet.
    — Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Because the minions don't speak English—and the film provides no subtitles—the film is light on dialogue.
    — Parents, 1 July 2026
  • The analysis also sheds new light on the unusual nature of the disaster itself.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • The sense of intergenerational trauma is palpable, as is the power of storytelling to shine a light on the human spirit.
    — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • Newer, more sensitive forms of forensic testing — which may have been unavailable, or less reliable, just a few years earlier — can shed light on old evidence.
    — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • Reality Check is a Herald series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • The bipartisan Colorado Polling Institute released a survey that sheds some more light on Melat Kiros win.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Managing Potential Warnings Court records from lawsuits shed light on how the manufacturers have managed potential warnings from the field.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Manager Thomas Tuchel did not include Trent Alexander-Arnold in his World Cup squad, leaving England light on options in that position.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The order, which was light on specific details, asked AI developers to voluntarily submit their models to the government to assess their capabilities ahead of a full release.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 30 June 2026
  • Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The Florida Advanced Courses and Test—or FACT, for short—is heavy on American exceptionalism, light on slave narratives.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • What to read next Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, Reflect Orbital's vision is to deliver light on demand to solar power plants at night and to illuminate warzones and areas struck by natural disasters.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • New research from Georgia Tech sheds disturbing light on the September 2024 BioLab fire in Rockdale County that prompted evacuations, shelter-in-place orders and major road closures.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • While the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division continues to investigate what led to Moore's death, an incident report obtained by Fox News Digital has shed light on Moore's final movements before disappearing.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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