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How to use brightening in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word brightening? Here are some examples.

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Glancing at the crack along the edges of his door, the light outside was brightening.
She bristles at Government's attitudes to the unemployed, arguing her daily experiences make a nonsense of claims the outlook is brightening.
Asteroid brightnesses change every few hours as they spin, first brightening when they are broadside to us and fading when end-on.
Poppies have long been a favorite of gardeners for planting in rock gardens and for brightening up splashy borders.
By yesterday things were brightening up weatherwise, but there was still no sign of a thaw in relations with locals.
Proposals include brightening up shopfronts and making new pedestrian areas leading onto Drake Street.
And tonight, you'll meet four fabulous young students who are already brightening this country's future.
The light seemed to fall over ever segment of the deep green room, brightening it with an orange glow.
In early April, the blazar Markarian 421 had an episode of extreme activity, brightening by more than 50 times its typical level.
The architect used French doors in place of walls and smaller windows, instantly brightening the space and opening it to a small yard.
Kathy grinned at me, her whole face brightening up, once again painfully perky.
Likewise, flower boxes can hang on the deck's railings with azaleas and begonias brightening up that stark wood deck.
They arrived, a swirl of colour, brightening this black and white movie that silenced our lives.
In addition to brightening it up, painting over paneling can make a room look much bigger.
The three bleary-eyed women did not see the beauty in the brightening when they looked up at the sky and only felt ill at ease when they did.
Eyes brightening, Adam envisioned the relief and joy on his father's face when he arrived back at the ranch with the missing cattle in tow.
Variegated varieties are valuable for brightening dark areas in the garden, while the trailing stems are much prized by flower arrangers.
The fresh pine scent, sherbet sunsets, and the fireflies brightening the August nights.
Each cluster acts as a magnifying lens, greatly brightening a quasar's light.
Her eyes were still red and swollen, though she still had a brightening smile over her face.
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Examples from Classical Literature
We have occasionally found Mars yellow mixed with orpiment, or chromate of lead, for the purpose of brightening the colour.
It deposits much bloom and is largely used for brightening the dark colour produced by other tannins.
The sky was cloudless, the tall trees had burgeoned, a few green shoots were already brightening their myriad of brown twigs.
The trail led on unceasingly, but the brightening of the skies was deceptive.
This isolated pile, or range of rocks, rose up black and heavy against the brightening sky, and seemed to promise shelter and concealment.
May watched them with a sudden brightening and dimming of the eyes.
Yes, I think I see it now,' he said after some time, brightening in a quite transitory manner.
The auspicious wind had had its effect, and fore and aft a visible brightening was apparent.
It had a conversational way of brightening and growing dull.
The Met Office has confirmed that South Wales can expect rain, heavy at times, with some torrential downpours and breeziness before brightening from this afternoon.
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