How to Use bright in a Sentence

bright

1 of 2 adjective
  • The lighting was too bright.
  • It was a bright, sunny day.
  • The room was decorated in bright colors.
  • Canned diced tomatoes and green chiles: For a bright kick.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The filly won her first five starts and had a bright future.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Threads, by contrast, was bright and new, like high school on the first day of class.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • At 6-foot-4, Epps, wearing a bright red Trump hat, stood out.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In their first video call, Mildred’s face was bright red.
    Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • But that doesn’t mean that Carta hasn’t crossed some bright lines.
    Alexandra Garfinkle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Each room feels bright and airy, thanks to the neutral color palette of the walls and floors.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Take a peek at the gills, which should be bright, glistening red.
    Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The guitar must be warm but just a bit bright, with a touch of drive and a long-tail reverb that hangs in the air.
    Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Her arched brows matched her roots, contrasting with the rest of her hair's bright blonde shade.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In Jenner’s recent post, she is posed in a long leather trench coat and a pair of bright red pumps.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Just apply the gel to your teeth overnight and wake up with a noticeable brighter smile in just one week.
    Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The bright green color of succulents adds a pop of color to any space.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Forget the bright courts, the point-differential tiebreakers and the prize pool.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The tart and crunchy fennel and green mango salad lifts the beef with its bright flavors.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
  • The sets are available in neutral colors like white and beige, along with brighter hues like pink and turquoise.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Their stars burned bright until the plug was pulled in 2012, seemingly for good.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The object will look like a dim light moving through the sky just ahead of the fast-moving and much brighter space station.
    Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The color is copper-orange, and the nose is vibrant and bright with notes of vanilla and raisin.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Its head is bright turquoise while the rest of its body is primarily lime green.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Choose from four color options: sand, bright white, moss green, and black.
    Rachel Simon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Tesoro looks and smells like a bright streetside cafe in Zacatecas.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The Diamondbacks have a bright future and Hazen and Lovullo should be around to lead it.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The leaves of the ginkgo or maidenhair tree turn bright yellow or golden in fall.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Even when all might be lost in a hopeless desert of lifeless toxic sludge, the future feels bright.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • There are neutral hues available like gray and black, along with brighter colors like dusty green and pink.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
  • When the stage has been at its biggest in recent weeks and months, and the lights have been at their brightest, Smith has often been at its best.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
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bright

2 of 2 noun
  • The restaurant doesn't dim the lights at night, keeping the space bright.
    Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Their hands skim through the leaves to find the bright ripe strawberries.
    Errol Barnett, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2018
  • There’s not a third deck, there’s not cameras, there’s not [the bright] lights.
    Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Wear your neon brights and whites and dance out in color.
    Stefania Lugliand Meghan Sorensen, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The fighting pair can be seen as a bright green dot in the middle of the complex gas structure.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Huge white pines blot out the bright late winter sunshine.
    Peter Marteka, courant.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • In the far left corner of the compact gallery known as the Pit II, Shapero has painted a bright dot.
    David Pagel, latimes.com, 16 May 2018
  • With a stone this bright and a rose gold band, who needs diamonds?
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Embrace it by throwing on a lip color that makes the brights in your look pop.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Ever mixed your brights and whites and ended up with pink socks?
    Elana Lyn Gross, Cincinnati.com, 5 July 2018
  • The first few looks in the collection were all about brights: neon yellows, turquoise, and orange.
    Kristen Bateman, Teen Vogue, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Reduce the heat and add the peas and cook for one or two minutes, or until bright in color.
    Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 4 Mar. 2011
  • Like this print from Altuzarra, use blue as a base and pepper in accents of the other brights.
    Putnam & Putnam, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Jan. 2017
  • One knockout look was a bright, fuchsia satin halter sheath that poured down to the floor, with a stream of fabric down the back.
    Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
  • But the composite image doesn’t show a bright, friendly blue-and-green ball.
    Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
  • It's even got high-dynamic range—darks are darker and brights are brighter!
    Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Bright, hook-laden songs with bits of jazzy influence filled their debut show this March.
    cleveland.com, 15 June 2017
  • His latest hue is a bright, Joker-green color made grungier by the fact that it's faded down to blonde on the sides.
    Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Knits that range from quiet neutrals to high-contrast brights.
    Jessica Madavo Delphine Danhier, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The Getchell’s Apothecary beauty area is set off in its own bright and sterile section.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2020
  • These types of colors can make any lipstick — even your loudest red — feel more wearable and less over-the-top bright.
    Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Now, the large windows in Shockley’s new bright and airy classroom look out at an expanse of dirt — where their old school used to be.
    Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Bright red hair, freckles and British accent, born in place nobody had every heard of.
    Time Staff, Time, 22 May 2017
  • Instead, mash up your pastels and brights, then follow Markle’s lead and complete the look with a neutral bag.
    Anny Choi, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2019
  • But quantum states are stored in single photons, which are the very opposite of bright.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 31 July 2017
  • At three homes, about a million lights total shine bright across a dark rural landscape with no street lights to spoil the effect.
    Cindy Beamon, The Seattle Times, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Judge was charged with an error after dropping the ball, a welcome to Wrigley moment for the game's bright, young rookie.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2017
  • Thanks to a fashion makeover it has been reborn as the bright, swingy and sturdy November Rain Poncho.
    Judi Dash, latimes.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The second color group making a showing in spring 2023 is a bouquet of vibrant brights.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2023
  • All in a vibrant color palette of bold brights, this swim collection is almost too hot to handle.
    Essence Fashion Editors, Essence, 27 June 2023

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