brighten

There’s no sign that appearances will soon brighten.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

While trends should begin to brighten in China–where tighter rules on boozing among public officials have hit cognac sales–the outlook in the U.S. market remains worrying for the group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

One former senior minister told me Reeves had "spent a lot of time and energy painting a picture of her grim inheritance in the expectation things would brighten up quickly and she could claim credit".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The olive brine acts almost like a finishing seasoning, bringing acidity and salinity that brighten the entire dish.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

“I hear ya. Well, you’re doing that. Every time you come in here, you brighten the whole room up. Maybe it’s the hair.”

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

“It kind of brightens the day a little bit because it’s just so random.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

She brightens into a smile, then tears come.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

A pinch of sea salt in a sweet bowl doesn’t just make it taste “better”—it deepens everything, sharpens the butter, brightens the fruit, makes the brown sugar taste like caramel instead of syrup.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025

The picture brightens for small U.S. stocks, which have an expected real return of 4.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

I know she’ll never agree to this, but she brightens considerably at the suggestion, at the validation of her complaint.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Gillian Jones said she liked it and it "brightened her day"

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Gillian Jones said she liked it and it "brightened her day".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

When it was time for an elder gent to step to the podium, the judge brightened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Her work focused on periods when the galaxy's X-ray output brightened in flares and on how the X-ray signal evolved in the hours afterward.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

She brightened the yellow stripes on the tiger’s fur.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

She continued thanking celebity hairstylist David Stanwell for brightening up her “cloudy day.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

A street artist known as the "Minion Man" has turned his attention to brightening up his area's dirty and vandalised street cabinets.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Already, the technical picture for stocks is brightening, signaling that the rebound in chip stocks and the broader momentum factor seen this week might continue, Kettern wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Marine cloud brightening has often been proposed for the eastern sides of ocean basins because of its strong cooling potential.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

She could wake him, but already the sky outside is brightening, and she dreads the thought of saying goodbye.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern