brighten

Example Sentences

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A series of converging yellow rays brighten the Wilshire/La Brea station.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

U.S. stocks traded mixed, with Intel climbing and helping to brighten a market clouded by war anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

These include Cepheid variable stars, which brighten and dim in predictable ways, red giant stars with known brightness, Type Ia supernovae, and certain galaxy types.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 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

Nan sewed those hems for my seventeenth year-fall, to brighten up my otherwise drab clothing.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir