blinding light

collocation in English

meaningsofblindingandlight

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blinding
adjective
uk
/ˈblaɪn.dɪŋ/
us
/ˈblaɪn.dɪŋ/
extremely ...
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light
noun
uk
/laɪt/
us
/laɪt/
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to ...
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(Definition ofblindingandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblinding light

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They view things differently, having experienced ablindinglight.
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It seemed to show ablindinglightof conversion.
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There is ablindinglighton the pitch tonight all right.
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He has seen theblindinglight, although it is not so blinding as all that.
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I am delighted to see that theblindinglighthas struck home in this instance.
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Staring into the unknown may just be the mostblindinglightof all.
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The helmet also contains a luminator which emits ablindinglight.
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However, it is known that he is accompanied by ablindinglight.
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He can generate ablindinglight, and change his cross into a spear.
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He is capable of releasing massive blasts of energy andblindinglight.
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He is able to see in total darkness,blindinglight, and under water.
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She could also produce powerful energy blasts,blindinglightand magically reanimate machines.
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Seers describedblindinglight, convulsed, many fell unconscious, and some bled.
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We are at least entitled to an explanation of how theblindinglightfell upon him and determined him in this new course of action.
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He told us that as though it were a new discovery his telling of which should have smitten us with ablindinglight.
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That was before he saw his secondblindinglightof conversion and decided that all those objectives were terrible and ought to be avoided.
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Not yet has ablindinglightcome over him, but he should know how he is persecuting the taxpayers of this country.
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It falls and falls-20 seconds, 30 seconds, 40—and then there is a sudden searing flash ofblindinglight, hotter and brighter than a thousand suns.
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For this reason, we want her to have no fears of unkind recrimination from us when theblindinglightof the obvious strikes through to her.
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I hasten to say that the definition is not one which will come forward in a flash ofblindinglightand appear on the statute book.
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After the battle the giant musha became ablindinglight, rising to the night sky the form became seven stars.
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Immediately, power surges through him, locking his muscles with electricity, and causing his body to emit ablindinglight.
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Their seemingly routine flight takes a strange turn, when they are affected by ablindinglightand accompanying loud sound.
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Looking out to sea, theblindinglightof magnesium flares revealed naval patrol boats cruising just off the beach.
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Keil watches as the dragon continues on to the core of the tower, then ablindinglightis seen and the tower explodes.
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