How to Use bright in a Sentence

bright

1 of 2 adjective
  • The lighting was too bright.
  • It was a bright, sunny day.
  • The room was decorated in bright colors.
  • Your gas flame should burn bright blue.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Now that’s my kind of bright idea.
    Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Your light burns so bright in all our hearts!
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Think crisp crust, bright sauce, fresh cheese and basil.
    Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • As a bonus, its leaves turn bright red in the fall.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
  • There is, of course, a bright side to all of this.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
  • The brighter the lights, the tighter Porter got.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
  • Monday looks bright with a few clouds.
    Rachael Jay, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Choose those with bright green tops and firm white bulbs with white roots.
    Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The world is less bright without her in it.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The shop felt larger and brighter.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Its light is bright enough to cast shadows.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Rogers said her nephew had a bright future.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The trick is not to chase every bright idea.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • For a brighter version, add lime.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Cabbage off the grill, bright with dill?
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The bright lights don't affect him.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Sex Musk is bright, creamy, cheeky, and skin-like.
    Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The best things shine bright, but never long.
    Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Their sides and legs have bright red patches.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Avoid placing a bat house near bright lights.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Pale skin, bright blue eyes with black lashes.
    Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That changed under the bright lights.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • In the end, the Spurs’ star shined a bit brighter.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • Promising brighter, more even skin in record time.
    Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His dark-burning hair against the bright green of the grass.
    Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Red in spring, red in summer, and bright red in the fall.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025

bright

2 of 2 noun
  • Ever mixed your brights and whites and ended up with pink socks?
    Elana Lyn Gross, Cincinnati.com, 5 July 2018
  • There’s not a third deck, there’s not cameras, there’s not [the bright] lights.
    Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • With a stone this bright and a rose gold band, who needs diamonds?
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Their hands skim through the leaves to find the bright ripe strawberries.
    Errol Barnett, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The restaurant doesn't dim the lights at night, keeping the space bright.
    Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Embrace it by throwing on a lip color that makes the brights in your look pop.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Knits that range from quiet neutrals to high-contrast brights.
    Jessica Madavo Delphine Danhier, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • It's even got high-dynamic range—darks are darker and brights are brighter!
    Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The fighting pair can be seen as a bright green dot in the middle of the complex gas structure.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Reduce the heat and add the peas and cook for one or two minutes, or until bright in color.
    Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 4 Mar. 2011
  • A pop of red livens up almost any color scheme, from brights to neutrals and rich jewel tones.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 18 July 2026
  • But the composite image doesn’t show a bright, friendly blue-and-green ball.
    Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Bright, hook-laden songs with bits of jazzy influence filled their debut show this March.
    cleveland.com, 15 June 2017
  • But quantum states are stored in single photons, which are the very opposite of bright.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 31 July 2017
  • To ease into wearing bolder shades, start with one bright piece tempered by more muted tones.
    The Fashion Editors, Esquire, 10 Sep. 2015
  • These types of colors can make any lipstick — even your loudest red — feel more wearable and less over-the-top bright.
    Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Shop the style in a range of five colorways, including bold summery brights.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 12 June 2026
  • Like this print from Altuzarra, use blue as a base and pepper in accents of the other brights.
    Putnam & Putnam, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Jan. 2017
  • Bright red hair, freckles and British accent, born in place nobody had every heard of.
    Time Staff, Time, 22 May 2017
  • One knockout look was a bright, fuchsia satin halter sheath that poured down to the floor, with a stream of fabric down the back.
    Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
  • These are now made up of lightning-strike-bright micro-LEDs with a cool blue tint.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
  • Load 3 - Mixed Colors Throw in your lights and brights for the final load.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The other two bedrooms are smaller but also feature large windows that make the space bright.
    Megan Barber, Curbed, 29 Nov. 2018
  • At three homes, about a million lights total shine bright across a dark rural landscape with no street lights to spoil the effect.
    Cindy Beamon, The Seattle Times, 22 Dec. 2017
  • If bold brights aren’t your speed, a luminous peach is one of the easiest ways to tap into a spring color.
    Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • What’s a girl to do for bright, refreshed under eyes that wont scare her coworkers at the morning meeting?
    Bella Gerard, Health.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • If brights are too daunting, try a dark version of a color, such as burgundy, forest green, or eggplant.
    Sydney Price, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The Getchell’s Apothecary beauty area is set off in its own bright and sterile section.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2020
  • The book also delves into color groups—brights, darks, and so on—and offers keen pairings to guide future painters.
    Laura Regensdorf, ELLE Decor, 20 Aug. 2010
  • Instead, mash up your pastels and brights, then follow Markle’s lead and complete the look with a neutral bag.
    Anny Choi, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2019

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