Sentence examples for briefly illuminates from inspiring English sources

It briefly illuminates something that's more than human.

Weak sunlight filtering between the branches briefly illuminates the warm autumnal hues of its plumage, the glossy wing feathers and grey collar, before it drops to the ground to feed quietly on fallen tree seeds.

Architecture's influence is subtler in his photographs of people on the street: a stray ray of light, sneaking through buildings, briefly illuminates the face of a passerby, the sharp natural light lending a cinematic drama.

He once described happiness as "the light on water – the water is cold and dark and deep" and that image of the lovely flash of sunshine that briefly illuminates the chill depths is an apt description of this collection.

Jamal often repeats the punchy, blockish theme, quietens it down to a whisper, briefly illuminates the counter-melody, recaps the opening with explosive chords, and idly taps one note while everyone else stops, toying with the listener's expectations as to when they'll all race off again like greyhounds out of the traps.

The life of carers became suddenly, briefly illuminated.

The helicopter's spotlight briefly illuminated the street.

In this haunting epic tale, no one story seems too minor to be briefly illuminated.

Everyday triumphs and tragedies are briefly illuminated, the secret places of relationships laid bare.

The street was briefly illuminated by searchlights from a police helicopter that was aiding in the hunt for the suspect.

"Bruce Willis was a bartender at a place I used to go," he says, briefly illuminated by the memory.