brighten

Example Sentences

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A series of converging yellow rays brighten the Wilshire/La Brea station.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

U.S. stocks traded mixed, with Intel climbing and helping to brighten a market clouded by war anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

If fresh ice was exposed, why did the comet not brighten right away?

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

"Through some of the darkest days of my career, with his infectious smile he would walk in and brighten up every single day."

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Ayesha looks up at me, and it doesn’t escape my notice that her eyes brighten every time Soheil’s name comes up.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed