brighten

Example Sentences

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

At 23:29 UT, a particularly intense brightening occurred.

From Science Daily

The price of copper is up 30% in the past year, partly because of a brightening global economic outlook, but also because of rising copper demand from data centers.

From Barron's

But when asked about the future, their outlook brightened.

From MarketWatch