leavens
- present tense form of leaven (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The film leavens its comprehensive pessimism only through the shimmering brilliance of its execution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
As Vince, Bateman — who also directed the first two episodes, efficiently, with “Ozark” co-star Laura Linney helming the second two — leavens an exasperating character with his innate likability.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
Whether the songs are presented in their orchestral splendor or as frenetic electronica, each needle drop leavens the natural comedy of John’s frantic awkwardness or captures his chronic sorrow.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025
The yeast is tolerant of this acidic environment, and it ferments carbohydrates other than maltose to produce the carbon dioxide that leavens the bread.
From Scientific American • Nov. 1, 2023
It was not much; yet a little leaven often leavens the whole lump.
From A Heroine of France by Everett-Green, Evelyn
