lighten

Example Sentences

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That isn’t to say that trading activity doesn’t lighten up during the summer months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

"We don't like taxes on fun," he said, adding: "We are going to find every possible way to lighten the load."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

So in my life, what I tend to say is, “OK, this story can probably lighten somebody’s ideology on what happened at this particular place.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

If individual investors and large institutions collectively decide to lighten up on their dollars, it will leave a mark.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Outside, the sky had begun to lighten to a luminous gray.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman