heightening

Example Sentences

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She’s a ghostly presence, the gracefulness heightening the somber emotions of the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Support collapsed after a partial core meltdown in 1979 at the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania led to several days of panic, heightening awareness of potential safety risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“For me, I’m heightening contradictions,” Riley says of his film’s handmade aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The situation looks to have only worsened, with local media reporting in late March that a shipment of more than 180,000 metric tons of fuel had failed to arrive, heightening supply concerns.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry