shine a light on
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To make clear; to shed light on; to throw light on.
Example Sentences
- "It’s cool to shine a light on something you’ve experienced for years. I did six pilots prior to getting this show, and with all six I experienced at least one or two of the types of network executives we have on “Episodes.”"
- "I’ll take a university student, undergraduate or graduate, with me on a reporting trip to Africa next summer. Together we’ll shine a light on neglected issues."
- ""It's great to shine a light on the subject and I really wish it would cause a huge resurgence," says Usher. "But you can't really fight the advance of technology and I'm as bad as the next person."
- "In this way, an author can validate his or her study by shining a light on the validity, and strong reuse potential, of the data behind the study."
- "Greater transparency can help stop illegal sales, reduce the risk of arms being diverted to terrorist groups and criminals; stop the flood of weapons to human rights abusers, and stop the arms that are being used to violate humanitarian law in too many communities on too many days. It’s time to shine a light on this deadly trade."