brightness
Example Sentences
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They need more brightness, more salt, more personality.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Scientists have long debated what gives superluminous supernovae their extraordinary brightness.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The aim, from the start, was not to spotlight people but to illuminate architecture—an inversion of the usual transit instinct to flood everything with harsh brightness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
According to Wong, one challenge with visible-light observations is that clouds can hide some flashes, making it difficult to determine their true brightness.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
I’d never noticed it before, but the silhouette of a woman was outlined in the brightness of that moon.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Vocabulary lists containing brightness
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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Physics - Middle School
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