lightened
Example Sentences
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At age 82, Steinem looked as she had always looked, only older: tinted aviator glasses, leather jacket, long hair parted down the middle with two lightened streaks at the front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“In the last four years, our attitude has lightened a little bit because we are looking at the scope of the problem,” Seago told Caroline Kitchener of the New York Times.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
So when state television announced, a day after kick-off in nearby Mexico, that it would broadcast 16 games from the opening stages, the national mood lightened.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
"The Scottish government and local authorities, as the employers of teachers, must act in line with their duty of care to ensure that the current crippling workload burden on teachers is lightened."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
But then his expression lightened as he looked me over, and he laughed.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
