How to Use redden in a Sentence
redden
verb- First-degree burns redden the skin.
- Her face reddened when her name was announced.
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Mok’s face swelled with rage, reddening like a berry in the sun.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 May 2020
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But over time, the skin around the incision reddened and peeled apart.
—USA Today, 13 Dec. 2019
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Winter trees reddened; moss was bright on the stone walls.
—Jane Brox, The New Yorker, 16 May 2020
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The site of contact will likely redden and swell like a bee sting.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
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The next morning, March 19, dawned clear and cold, the sun reddening the granite faces of the Drus above the Mer de Glace glacier.
—Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019
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The skin reddens, and there are small, sandpapery bumps.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
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The interrogator bit down hard on the towel and screamed and his eyes welled and reddened.
—Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 29 Jan. 2020
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The interrogator bit down hard on the towel and screamed, and his eyes welled up and reddened.
—Paul Yoon, Harper's magazine, 10 Mar. 2019
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The idea that a magical season was over hit the Coyotes, and eyes reddened and heads dropped.
—Kent Somers, azcentral, 7 Dec. 2019
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When the Red Sox sent him down after just two starts, his eyes reddened with tears that never quite spilled over.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
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At that point, Calderwood lands a hard elbow that reddens Lee’s eye.
—Todd Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
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With that, an impressive rushing sound came up from the forge, and the center of the coal mound reddened like a stoplight.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
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If the 2017 Los Angeles sports year had a face, it would be slightly reddened.
—Bill Plaschke, latimes.com, 19 Dec. 2017
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Not only was my face reddening from the workout, but the August heat didn’t help to cool it down.
—Emily Rekstis, SELF, 19 Sep. 2018
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The skin will usually redden and sometimes blister at the site of the exposure as well.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2017
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Rouge, also known as blush, is a cosmetic product which can be used to redden your cheeks.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
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In the spring, the cottonwood trees that grew along the Rio Grande behind our house would redden my eyes and turn on the spigot that normally served as my nose.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 26 May 2017
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Ben Platt is bent at the waist, his face reddening as his head nears his white Converse All-Stars, while his voice teacher thumps him on the back with a squishy blue ball.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2016
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In some people, the betalains can cause stools to darken and urine to redden (a side effect known as beeturia).
—Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2021
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There was a moment during his talk when Young’s eyes started to redden when the subject became Daniels.
—Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
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The white participants dress up like Indians and redden their skin with body paint made from iron ore.
—Jennifer Percy, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
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Take a look at Wisconsin, a reddening state that should be a battleground in 2018.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 22 Mar. 2018
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At night, lights along the valley climb the slopes of the back hills to quiet residential sections, while along the river, steel converters redden the sky.
—cleveland, 30 Dec. 2021
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The photo of the toddler shows most of his torso and face reddened from the scalding hot water, which caused a layer of skin to peel off from his right shoulder and stomach.
—PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2018
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But the Democratic incumbent is still locked in a tough race for reelection in a reddening state.
—Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 18 July 2023
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There were times, the players said, that Ried would get mad, that his face would redden, but the instruction mostly was centered on what needed to be corrected and how to go about it.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
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The five middle-aged men keep their puffy winter jackets over their graphic tees to shield them from the city’s wet winter chill, but their cheeks redden as the whiskey gets flowing from the bottle kept for them on the shelf.
—Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong, Time, 12 July 2018
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Her face was deeply grooved, cheeks reddened from laboring outside every day on a windy mountainside.
—New York Times, 19 June 2018
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