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
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
Christmas trees still strung with lights brighten apartments during power cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
The houses standing among the green hills were a miserable sight with not a ray of sunlight to brighten their ruins.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
