Sentence examples for stark spotlight from inspiring English sources

But his killing has shined a stark spotlight on the increasingly dire circumstances around delivering aid to southern Afghanistan, where the United States military continues to wage war against Taliban remnants.

Her case - and her sudden death at her Essex home in March - shone a stark spotlight on the reliability of expert medical witnesses and the lack of care offered to victims of miscarriages of justice.

Still, Mr. Bragman, a Democrat himself, had succeeded in throwing the chamber into chaos and casting a stark spotlight on the inner workings of a Legislature that critics have sneeringly accused of operating with the secrecy and tight party control of a Soviet bloc nation.

Strikingly bathed in a stark spotlight, baritone Davóne Tines summoned a kaleidoscope of emotions as he stretched and carved into the familiar form of "Amazing Grace," and Courtney Bryan's much-anticipated "Yet Unheard" summoned the spirit of the late Sandra Bland through lead vocalist Helga Davis.

As the scrim went up, Mr. Springsteen's unmistakable profile, backlighted by stark spotlights that stabbed downward, became visible.

(Anderson) Mogwai (Monday and Tuesday) These Scottish post-rockers adopt a cold, stevedore ethic for their live sets: they churn out roils of stout guitar riffs, cavernous drums and minimal vocals, pacing the stage ponderously under stark spotlights.

(Anderson) Mogwai (Thursday and next Friday) These Scottish post-rockers adopt a cold, stevedore ethic for their live sets: they churn out roils of stout guitar riffs, cavernous drums and minimal vocals, pacing the stage ponderously under stark spotlights.

(Anderson) Mogwai (Friday) These Scottish post-rockers adopt a cold, stevedore ethic for their live sets: they churn out roils of stout guitar riffs, cavernous drums and minimal vocals, pacing the stage ponderously under stark spotlights.

With stark white spotlights stretching his shadow, he turned his back to the crowd; he climbed on top of amplifiers and crouched there, swaying back and forth; he came to the edge of the stage and grabbed every upraised hand; he leaped into the crowd, which caught him and held him upright.

A decade ago, though sadly just as important and ever-present, racism was not in quite as stark a national spotlight as it is now; transgender issues were not much discussed either; marriage equality seemed like only a dream; and tax cuts flowed to the wealthy without check.

The caterpillar exchange is a session with an analyst shot on video; the "caucus race" has an antic surrealism; the mad tea party is a revel of beer- and vodka-swilling hooligans; and the concluding trial is a stark, haunting tableau spotlighting a hooded, helpless defendant.