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a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
he was host to a large gathering of luminaries
How To Use leading light In A Sentence
- The lyceum lecture circuit, of which Emerson was a leading light, eventually spread throughout much of the nation.
- Your leading light the moon moves into your sign and projects that were going nowhere get new momentum. The Sun
- The two women were leading lights of the women's union.
- troubleshooter" may just turn out to have a universal appeal to the German nation and even the leading lights of European Union. TheTrumpet.com: Front Page
- German artist Georg Baselitz, a leading light of 1980s neo-expressionism. WN.com - Articles related to Wax museum pushing presidents, not pop stars
- As a leading light in the study of trilingualism, our organisation has been involved in research since 1999, supporting postgraduate research in the area, publications by staff members and attendance at international conferences.
- The couple became leading lights in the social calendar, regularly hosting formal parties at their million-pound property. Times, Sunday Times
- It is proving a big leap, this transition from man-child to leading light in the athletics firmament.
- It was great to have so many leading lights here on the farm. The Sun
- Gallingly for the mag, filling in the questionnaires that make up its Power Book 2011, a guide to the industry's leading lights, seems beneath the top-ranked operators; but some of the lowlier figures' contributions are not without interest, especially when they are asked to name a "song you would sing at an X-Factor audition". Media Monkey's Diary