Use "lighten" in a sentence

1. as though he’s a moron, why not lighten the load, free your mind and spirit, let loose

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2. ‘You can’t hang around just because your grandmother says you should!’ I exclaimed trying to lighten the atmosphere

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3. He would have to be careful, but he wasn't going to turn this opportunity down, especially if she could lighten his sentence

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4. ‘What are our options?’ I asked, giving up on trying to lighten the atmosphere

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5. “Not if you lighten up and share a bottle with this old Gnome-herder here in the sunshine

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6. The sky was just beginning to lighten when he flashed thru the entry to the Grand Canal

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7. Jean, feeling the need to temporarily lighten the subject,

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8. Jacques’ stories failed to lighten the mood

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9. His men had taken a new Jaguar XJ and stripped the engine out to lighten it

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10. into the sea, to lighten the flee of her newly

11. Hearing the words again caused his legs to lighten and wobble and his cheeks to flush with rare pallor

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12. It was enough to lighten the heavy mood, and the smile I returned was genuine

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13. “Let’s stay in the shelter, it’s a good time to break and wait for the snow to lighten

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14. Occasionally he would receive a picture of Mandy from Marcia, which would lighten his day and bring a short burst of happiness, before he would once more decended into the black hole that had now become his life

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15. “Long as it ain’t a bun,” he joked, trying to lighten her mood

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16. “Oh lighten up, will you!” she retorted, combing her hair with her fingers

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17. Then, as the sky began to lighten and the first rays of sun broke above the horizon, the sheep quietened and stopped their milling

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18. “Oh well, I expect it’s a family secret,” she said in an attempt to lighten things

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19. Feeling her slightly distrustful of him, almost wary, the jester made an effort to lighten the palpable uneasiness between them and said with a wide grin:

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20. Something to lighten the mood that was like a heavy cloud upon her

21. And with that, she retreated inside, just as the dawn began to lighten the sky

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22. to lighten her own mood with mild humor

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23. We arrived in position just as the sky was beginning to lighten

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24. We were all lined up when dawn broke sufficiently to lighten up the view

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25. They said if you do this, "peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land

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26. She felt how he was opening up and feeling the energy from both Tim and herself lighten him and remind him of something that death had taken away from him

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27. 5 No power of the fire might give them light: neither could the bright flames of the stars endure to lighten that horrible night

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28. in behalf of our religion? 31 For I lighten my suffering by the pleasures which are connected with virtue

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29. “Anywhere nice Doctor?” She asked to lighten the mood

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30. I tried to lighten the situation

31. “Akua? Just in case I do return, you better have a truckload of fresh blood on your hands; I’m going to need it okay?” I tried, in vain, to lighten the situation, but my friend’s silent stance clearly displayed he wasn’t in the mood for any of my sad jokes

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32. asked, trying to lighten the mood

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33. “What happened to not getting attached to me?” I teased, hoping to lighten the mood

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34. Maria knew that and she was hoping to lighten the mood

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35. There is no such thing! I just want to lighten the mood

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36. 22 And the children of Israel sighed every day on account of their heavy work, for they had said to themselves, note when Pharaoh shall die, his son will rise up and lighten our work!

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37. Lighten up and see the funny side in situations

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38. “I thought I’d barged into the war room at the Pentagon,” she said, hoping to lighten the mood

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39. “To lighten things up on this particular mission, as our cab made its way to downtown Cleveland, I asked if it was true that the senior bank officer at a prestigious place like this would have one glass eye

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40. “Oh come on Jess lighten up

41. 22 And the children of Israel sighed every day on account of their heavy work for they had said to themselves note when Pharaoh shall die his son will rise up and lighten our work!

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42. 27 And when on enquiring whether he would eat before he was tortured they heard his noble sentiment 28 after they with the iron hands had violently dragged all the flesh from the neck to the chin the panther like beasts tore off the very skin of his head but he bearing with firmness this misery said 29 How sweet is every form of death for the religion of our fathers! and he said to the tyrant 30 Think you not most cruel of all tyrants that you are now tortured more than I finding your overweening conception of tyranny conquered by our patience in behalf of our religion? 31 For I lighten my suffering by the pleasures which are connected with virtue

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43. The pilot was pulling up on the collective to lighten the bird

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44. “The sky, is it beginning to lighten?” The sound of his words disappeared into the deafening

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45. His own was darker but it still, in summer, tended to lighten in the sun to a shade that reminded him of hers

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46. It is these which lighten the heaviness of the dark

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47. It took Simon a while to answer and he could find neither wit nor irony to lighten the load

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48. “Let loose Joe, lighten up, and have

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49. Joshie tried to lighten things up, “Hey, with us super spies, there is always somethin', eh?”

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50. writing an offer that you can increase your results tenfold? Couldn’t it lighten up your life to

51. “You need to lighten up,” David Casteel sits with him, the cynicism of the 60’s germinating within, “He got shot

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52. “I mean… lighten up!”

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53. Finally the sky began to lighten

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54. "Thalia," I said, "lighten up on the accelerator

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55. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof

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56. Cirila could fly, but not her friends, so she flew to lighten the weight

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57. It began to lighten its small narrow and round outline

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58. You need to learn what your limits are, delegate and lighten your load

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59. wound, but always to lighten the troubles of life

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60. It was by that time seven thirty in the morning and the day was just beginning to lighten up, he would need to hide out until dusk and think his plan through carefully

61. h) KNOW WHERE YOURE COMING FROM SISTERv HE SAID TRYING TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD h)M

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62. “It’s a case of out with the old and in with the new” Mick said, drawing a laugh from them all and trying to lighten the mood

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63. h(ARDEN UP MATEv 3IMON SAID PUNCHING 3TEVE IN THE SHOULDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO LIGHTEN

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64. "The truth of the matter is, I don't think it will give my company an incentive if I accept his offer, and that's why I will say no," Aidan continued to lighten up the mood

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65. Henry may be doing what he thinks is best to lighten the load on her

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66. “That’s why they call me Spock, with ears like mine, I can hear a gnat fart at 200 yards,” he continued, to lighten the mood

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67. “Only joking,” said Spock trying to lighten the situation

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68. east -- the sky was beginning to lighten

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69. “Game soup with a bit of chicken soup added to lighten it

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70. City lighten with the coming dawn

71. As soon as I ventured onto the sidewalk I noticed that traffic was beginning to lighten

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72. “Out of which, one is an adulterer,” added Suraj mimicking the tone in an attempt to lighten the mood

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73. “Pleeeeeeeease lets just try on some costumes, we’ll stay in the van, it will make the others laugh! You know everyone is slightly stressed with all this, lets lighten the spirit

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74. “I love you,” he heard her say wistfully, and he felt his heart lighten as if it had wings

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75. Paul tried to lighten the hate that shaded his face, but just then he began to almost convulse with a bitter brooding glare

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76. was hopeful and the Commander could feel her excitement of the expectation that lighten

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77. If the fear stopped, the energy in the house would lighten, and I would fall back to the demon’s hovel where the energy is so dense and heavy I would be stuck like a duck in an oil spill

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78. ” “I came here to help fix whatever the problem was, hoping maybe it would lighten the guilt of the last four years

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79. And then, the man's whole life flashed before Simon’s eyes while he felt the body lighten gradually as it neared death

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80. quipped, determined to lighten the sombre presence that had darkened the

81. Preacher Cooper’s eyes seemed to lighten at the mention of her name, as though there was a great fondness or admiration for her, but whether this emotion was a result of respect for the deceased was hard to determine

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82. The thought served to lighten my mood further as we prepared to leave the mother ship above us

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83. To lighten the moment she thanked the caller and added that:

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84. Simon, in an attempt to lighten the

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85. to hear the winds of change lighten souls, but you will have your spirit, none can

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86. “And by the way, in terms of the grass being greener here—there is no grass,” I said jokingly to lighten the mood

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87. hold anyone responsible for their actions if they were drugged or otherwise ill so much so that their judgment was impaired, so, I think you should lighten up on yourself

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88. In another two hours, I was slipping through Fargo, North Dakota, as the sky was starting to lighten behind me

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89. They lighten up, stop clinging to things, stop feeling ashamed of their past and fantasizing a glorified future

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90. In TR’s case Jupiter’s return in 1870-71 was also accompanied by its transit of his Ascendant, which augurs a CHEERING event: an opportunity to lighten up, join together with others, and take a detached, generous, and conciliatory overview; and this event brought him FULFILLMENT and REORIENTATION – he found that things fell right into place with no effort on his part

91. “Is that your idea of foreplay?” Rod replied, trying to lighten the mood a little

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92. guy to be around, she started to lighten up

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93. He hoped a small joke might lighten the situation

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94. "Other than that, how was your day?" she said, trying to lighten the atmosphere

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95. The doctor focused on helping them to come up with creative ways to lighten their load of daily tasks, keep perspective, watch their “self-talk,” and not take their frustrations out on one another

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96. “I’ll take my anger out on the workbench area if you will struggle with your depression in the laundry area," Rob said, trying to lighten the atmosphere

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97. “I’ll take my anger out on the workbench area if you will struggle with your depression in the laundry area, “ Rob said, trying to lighten the atmosphere

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