brighten
Example Sentences
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Cranberry sauce really brightens up a Sides-giving spread, and the sweet-tart flavor profile is completely different than any of our other side options.
From Salon
“The basis of both is you’re really just trying to understand another person and, ultimately, brighten up their day.”
From Los Angeles Times
However the picture in the service sector brightened, with morale improving once again.
From Barron's
Flower, initially dispirited by the debates at the Indiana Statehouse, brightened after her parents took her to her first Pride march on June 10 in Indianapolis.
From Seattle Times
It was anything but that for an Irish player whose smile and attitude have brightened Pebble Beach as much as the sunshine that finally arrived.
From Seattle Times
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