brighten
Example Sentences
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In the bedroom, rather than doing their best to brighten up the room, which is small and has only one window, Adams and Tolles leaned into the room’s cavernous energy and painted it dark blue.
From Los Angeles Times
Asian manufacturers started the year on a strong note, with factory activity ticking up in major exporters like Japan and South Korea, and business sentiment brightening.
As soon as he got close enough that only his face was reflected, the surface clouded like a sudden storm, turned black, and a directory brightened on the screen.
From Literature
Christmas trees still strung with lights brighten apartments during power cuts.
At 23:29 UT, a particularly intense brightening occurred.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
