brighten

Example Sentences

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If fresh ice was exposed, why did the comet not brighten right away?

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Finally, consider setting up what I think of as a zhush station — a small collection of ingredients that allow guests to brighten and customize what’s on their plate.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

In the bedroom, rather than doing their best to brighten up the room, which is small and has only one window, Adams and Tolles leaned into the room’s cavernous energy and painted it dark blue.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Christmas trees still strung with lights brighten apartments during power cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

As he watched the bomb’s glow brighten low hills in the distance, Kurcha tov was hit by the same emotion that had swept over Oppenheimer at Trin- ity: pure relief.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin