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

These include Cepheid variable stars, which brighten and dim in predictable ways, red giant stars with known brightness, Type Ia supernovae, and certain galaxy types.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 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

When the hills in back of us began to brighten, Francey took up one of my hands and Maggie the other.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff