Explore Brighten through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like darken or lighten. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Brighten in a sentence
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Brighten meaning
- To make bright or brighter in color.
- To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
- To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
Synonyms of Brighten
Using Brighten
- The main meaning on this page is: To make bright or brighter in color. | To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to | To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
- Useful related words include: darken, lighten, change, overcast.
- In the example corpus, brighten often appears in combinations such as: to brighten, brighten up, brighten the.
Context around Brighten
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brighten
- In this selection, "brighten" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, depuff, haws and instantly stand out and add context to how "brighten" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include berries haws brighten the countryside and brighten your family. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brighten" sits close to words such as abstraction, accomplice and ang, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brighten
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Its charm will instantly brighten any room. (7 words)
At least conditions will dry out and skies will brighten. (10 words)
Get gold, it could brighten your portfolio in 2023 and. (10 words)
He respected people, gave them the benefit of the doubt, and often looked for ways to lighten someone’s load or brighten their day (all the better if it could be done by setting them up with an awesome sound system). (41 words)
Hawthorn berries (“haws”) brighten the countryside in September, but despite their vast numbers they are difficult to use, so go for a gin infusion or a fruit leather (a thin, oven-dried puree). (33 words)
A drag camp that teaches kids as young as seven years old to “learn how drag can brighten up your life” offers drag makeup kits, according to an event link. (30 words)
And every home deserves a dog - what better way to brighten your day than with the good vibes of a loyal canine? (22 words)
Brighten your family’s holiday season by taking them to see beautiful, festively decorated trees! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
A drag camp that teaches kids as young as seven years old to “learn how drag can brighten up your life” offers drag makeup kits, according to an event link.
Amazingly lightweight and packed with ingredients that depuff, brighten, and firm the delicate under eye area, this Macrene Actives Eye Cream is a wellness treat for tired eyes.
And every home deserves a dog - what better way to brighten your day than with the good vibes of a loyal canine?
A spokesman for the choir said: “Encore Singers proudly present an evening of song to brighten your day and lift up your hearts.
At least conditions will dry out and skies will brighten.
Brighten your family’s holiday season by taking them to see beautiful, festively decorated trees!
Festive floats will also brighten up the route alongside sports groups, north-east charities and community organisations.
Fraser really brings the story to life as this free-spirit and optimistic dreamer who seems to brighten the lives of everyone he is around.
Get gold, it could brighten your portfolio in 2023 and.
Getting one erected and decorated in your home can really brighten the mood leading up the big day.
Good fortune of some kind will brighten your week and you’ll be entitled to feel pleased with yourself.
Hawthorn berries (“haws”) brighten the countryside in September, but despite their vast numbers they are difficult to use, so go for a gin infusion or a fruit leather (a thin, oven-dried puree).
He respected people, gave them the benefit of the doubt, and often looked for ways to lighten someone’s load or brighten their day (all the better if it could be done by setting them up with an awesome sound system).
His office had teeth whitening kits available for folks to brighten their smile at home and the staff raised thousands of dollars.
If you have a valentine who's more on the practical side, you may want to give them something that would brighten their day — literally.
In the coming days, ZTF will continue to brighten and should also become visible to the naked eye, although it will not become as obvious as Comet Neowise in 2020.
Its charm will instantly brighten any room.
I use a staple vitamin C serum to brighten the look of my skin.
I would not expect much sunshine, but skies should brighten as the day goes on.
Members of the Jester’s Court Singers perform as the Christmas lights brighten up the trees in the background.
Common combinations with brighten
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to brighten 81×
- brighten up 56×
- brighten the 37×
- brighten your 25×
- will brighten 18×
- and brighten 15×
- brighten and 13×
- brighten their 9×
- can brighten 8×
- could brighten 6×