Luminary: meaning and example
noun · In the sense illustrated below
Someone respected for achievement or influence in a field.
Example sentence
“A local literary luminary came to read at the school.”
An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.
This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.
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