The colors that floated between her and the world brightened almost painfully, then dimmed.

The color of everything brightened, and she saw Mother's hand high above her, dark and thin and immense, covering the whole world.

He sucked down a good lungful of oxygen, and the colours slowly brightened.

Bird cried, staring hard at the small square as the colors brightened and took shape.

For a moment all the colors in the world brightened further.

As the dragon approaches adulthood, its color gradually brightens until the individual scales are scarcely visible.

The color of our coin brightened his day and livened his smile.

He smiled, and his color brightened to a paler Reaganism.

A little color on the cheeks and lips usually brightens the face, and is especially appealing for gala evenings.

His color brightened visibly, but he looked weary.