brightens
- present tense form of brighten (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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She brightens into a smile, then tears come.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
A pinch of sea salt in a sweet bowl doesn’t just make it taste “better”—it deepens everything, sharpens the butter, brightens the fruit, makes the brown sugar taste like caramel instead of syrup.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025
The picture brightens for small U.S. stocks, which have an expected real return of 4.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
Each fall, the Taurid meteor shower brightens the night sky from late October through early November.
From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025
His expression brightens, and he dons his hat once more, settling the bowler into place.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
