leaven

Example Sentences

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If Ms. Gage wanted some celebratory leaven, she could have visited Dayton, Ohio’s many sites devoted to the Wright Brothers and their world-changing invention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Port cities teem with elegant sailing ships, costumes are colorful and pockets of humor and romance leaven the action sequences.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

I also used to leaven the proceedings with humor.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

She tries to leaven that determination by arguing that Congress would be unlikely to pass one.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

A leaven of love was left, it is true— Lancelot, Gareth, Aglovale and a few old dodderers like Sir Grummore and Sir Palomides: but the tone was set elsewhere.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White