bright
adjective
radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining.
Example Sentences
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The game’s brightest young superstar forfeited future earnings to keep his team intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Swift J1727.8−1613 was discovered after it suddenly erupted in 2023 and quickly became one of the brightest X-ray sources in the sky.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Beta Pictoris d avoided detection for years because it is embedded within one of the brightest debris disks astronomers have ever observed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Known as one of the brightest, fastest and most active meteor showers of the year, it occurs when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Omar, the tallest and brightest of the three boys, interrupted.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
