How to Use brighten in a Sentence

brighten

verb

• The sky brightened after the storm.
• The good news brightened her mood.
• He brightened the picture on the television.
• Her face brightened in relief when she heard that he was not hurt.
• Flowers can brighten any room.
• Business prospects brightened last month.
• In the market for a new eye cream that brightens and depuffs?
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 19 Oct. 2023
• As the sun moved further behind the clouds, the candles seemed to brighten.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
• The cream may brighten and de-puff eyes in as little as four weeks.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 9 Sep. 2023
• In the case of the mako plate, the original design was too dark and had to be brightened up, Dodd said.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• This brightens your thoughts and encourages you to see the glass as half full.
  — Ana Morales, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
• This ombré pair brightens it from end to end and draws eyes up.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 25 Apr. 2023
• This spring blossom can brighten any day, just like a baby girl of the same name.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
• The music lacked any sort of melody, and there was nothing to capture the ear or brighten the eye.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 7 Jan. 2024
• The lights are great for a front walkway or a path to brighten up the dark corners in your outdoor space.
  — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
• This past winter good news at last brightened the prospects of the Colorado.
  — Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023
• Flat-leaf parsley: Adds a touch of freshness to brighten the dish.
  — Nancie McDermott, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
• Crafted with love, this dish towel is sure to bring a smile to your friend’s face and brighten up their kitchen space.
  — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
• They're meant to brighten dark circles and smooth wrinkles, too.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• Perhaps that joy stems from the way a colorful tin of olive oil brightens up your kitchen counter.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
• To eat by flickering light, the overhead bulbs flipped off, the room brightened by candles and the Christmas tree.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• Hello Sunshine Doormat to brighten up your front door or the one out to your patio.
  — Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
• This rich mussel dish is all about the broth, which is enriched with heavy cream and spiked with hard cider to brighten it up and give it backbone.
  — Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
• Hang these unique masterpieces to brighten up any room.
  — Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• De spotted a star brightening by a factor of a few hundred times for a couple of weeks.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2023
• The palette is also brightened at the Phillips, which lent three of its four Rothko Room pictures to the Paris exhibition.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
• If our skies continue to brighten and this trend stays holds, the twinkling lights of female glow-worms could fall dark.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 June 2023
• Oohs and aahs followed as the partial eclipse brightened, dimmed and then again glowed, putting on a light show that won’t happen again here until 2046.
  — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• Like the rainbow colors that brighten them, Shaw-Clemons’s sculptural prints are in a dynamic state of flux.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• If having a pill case with Coach’s signature print and gold logo will brighten your day, this one may be for you.
  — Leslie Yazel, wsj.com, 22 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024