a beam shines

Frequency: 6.99.8 per million words

Used to describe a beam projecting light.

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Examples (10)

  • A powerful beam from the lighthouse shines across the dark sea.
  • In the dark cave, only a single beam from his flashlight shone on the wall.
  • A single beam of sunlight shines through a break in the clouds.
  • A bright blue beam shone down on the lead singer as she began her solo.
  • The security system is activated when the laser beam shines directly on the sensor.
  • A narrow beam shone from the car's only working headlight, barely illuminating the road.
  • A soft beam of moonlight shines through my window at night.
  • Once the fog clears, the searchlight's beam will shine much farther.
  • The projector's beam shines onto the screen, bringing the movie to life.
  • If the beam had shone just a little to the left, we would have seen the hidden entrance.