redden

Example Sentences

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Ever wondered why your cheeks redden when all eyes are on you?

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

From its color, Ellis and his colleagues knew at least some of its stars were mature, because they tend to redden with age.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 30, 2022

To redden and blow is to lose one’s grip on reality—the act of yelling is either played for laughs or it’s indicative of some pathological fissure.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 31, 2019

Bliss “is the exact reason women and men don’t report these crimes,” Feden said, as Bliss’ face appeared to redden.

From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2018

Anger flashed across her face like lightning and her nose, which tends to redden and swell in anger, blew up like a balloon.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride