brighten
verb (used with or without object)
to become or make bright or brighter.
unbrightened
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a word derived from
brighten.
Example Sentences
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Once in a while it dimly comes back to me that, in a past existence unbrightened by Nell Van Buren and Phyllis Rivers, I came to Holland with the object of painting pictures.
From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Karl Anderson
The solemn night moved on, a night of black vapours; the pageant of the Old Year's deathbed was unbrightened by so much as a single star.
From Stories by English Authors: London (Selected by Scribners) by Beatrice Harraden
His repentance was darkened by despondency; his resolutions were unbrightened by hope.
From Antonina by Wilkie Collins
Life unbrightened by feminine presence and feminine influences would be a dull affair.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
There is all the dreary routine of the solitary life unbrightened by that companionship which is all the world to the one who is left behind.
From The Marriage of Elinor by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
