lightened
Example Sentences
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“In the last four years, our attitude has lightened a little bit because we are looking at the scope of the problem,” Seago told Caroline Kitchener of the New York Times.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
The lightened tanker transits the canal and can collect the oil on the other side, or another ship can load it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
So when state television announced, a day after kick-off in nearby Mexico, that it would broadcast 16 games from the opening stages, the national mood lightened.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
As the mood lightened towards the end of the meeting, she had a request of her own for her client.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
They’d have to wait here until the sky lightened.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
