She smiled, the proverbial light seeming to go on.

Fortunately, there is a proverbial light at the end of the grid - an approach called "demand response" that can help prevent future blackouts.

After spending time in his misery, he has an epiphany upon his evil ways and snaps out of it, finding the proverbial light.

After the visit, he saw the proverbial light, and the rest is history.

Riker was still out like the proverbial light on the biobed.

They all knew it wasn't the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, so, coming to a stop, they all hugged the tunnel wall.

It was as if the proverbial light had finally come on.

He went out like the proverbial light the second the plane left the ground.

"That's the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel."

Instead of the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, Worf saw a circle of darkness growing larger and emptier with each passing moment.