leaven
Example Sentences
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If Ms. Gage wanted some celebratory leaven, she could have visited Dayton, Ohio’s many sites devoted to the Wright Brothers and their world-changing invention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
I also used to leaven the proceedings with humor.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024
An hour or two each week grappling with wood planks or mixing batter can leaven a long and monotonous school day.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023
I found the embellishments that the directors devised — among them classic magic tricks with playing cards and levitation — leaven the play’s more plodding contrivances.
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023
For one thing, any hopes my father may have had that to meet the General in person would arouse a sense of respect or sympathy to leaven his feelings against him proved without foundation.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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