Lighten Sentence Examples

Jackson seized every opportunity to point out the upsides, and tried his best to lighten her mood.

I really enjoy the humor the author uses to lighten up the mood of the book.

Anything in nature - a bare twig against the sky - can lighten my mood.

Every eager cook needs a food processor to lighten the load.

She rubbed her scarred arm and glanced up at the sky, which had begun to lighten.

These clocks are fitted with light bulbs that slowly lighten a room in a manner that simulates natural sun.

For example, a kitten that has darker, chocolate points will not have those points lighten to red, but a kitten with pale orange points should deepen to a richer red with maturity.

The acids in the lemon juice act as bleach to lighten your skin topically when the juice is rubbed into the darkened areas.

The easiest way to use lemon juice to lighten your freckles is to place fresh lemon juice in a spray bottle and spray it directly onto your skin in the areas you wish to lighten.

Rub the paste onto the areas of skin you wish to lighten.

The simple nature of the lamp's design blends into the room décor and adds much needed light to lighten a dark room or corner.

If you want to change the look of your room for a season, like spring or winter, there's no better way to lighten and brighten a room than by adding decorative throws or slipcovers.

With normal use, the sink will lighten and polish where it is touched, while areas that are left untouched continue to darken.

The second and third series containing only about 400 species, the Aglypha still present the appalling number of moo species, and even the grouping of this mass into three sub-families does not lighten the task of arranging the chaos, since one of these sub-families contains only one, and the other but a very few species.

He did much too for the economic development of Prussia, especially for agriculture; he established colonies, peopling them with immigrants, extended the canal system, drained and diked the great marshes of the Oderbruch, turning them into rich pasturage, encouraged the planting of fruit trees and of root crops; and, though in accordance with his ideas of discipline he maintained serfdom, he did much to lighten the burdens of the peasants.

The case of a stranded ship and cargo often gives rise to difficulty as to whether the cost of operations to lighten the ship, and afterwards to get her floated, should be treated as G.A.

Fortunately the pope interfered for a moment to lighten the friction; being threatened with a new invasion by the emperor Frederick, he suspended the sentences and sent legates to patch up a peace.

Sulina and the St George, the central or Sulina branch, owing to its greater depth of water over the bar, had from time immemorial been the principal waterway for sea-going vessels; its average depth throughout its course, which could not always be counted on, was 8 ft., but it contained numerous shoals where vessels had to lighten, so that cargo had often to be shifted several times in the voyage down the river.

Owing largely to the folly of his Greek servant, who, without his master's knowledge, threw overboard the drinking-water to lighten the boat, the explorer after circumnavigating the sea reached Jericho in an exhausted condition, and was there attacked by a severe fever.

To lighten the heavy burden of debt left by Joachim the elector proposed a tax on wheat and other cereals.

This could lighten the administrative burden for businesses when accounting for VAT.

Remove the roof from the " Somerfield Mall " to lighten the area and install escalators from the car park.

In beauty treatments Lemon was traditionally used to whiten skin and teeth, fade freckles and blemishes, and lighten hair.

All this sounds a bit grim, so to lighten the mood the main story is interspersed with other shorter stories.

Is the bar a place of conviviality or does it merely heighten, rather than lighten, the encircling gloom of the street outside?

Weâve also moved the mid-point slider to the left to slightly lighten the image overall.

I love the way we can discuss serious issues then lighten everything up with nonsense.

This will help cool the main room down with the stove firing hot and lighten the load on the central heating system.

Even news that the Bank of England left interest rates on hold did little to lighten the mood.

A number of sub-committees help to lighten the workload for the board.

Repetition of one crop exhausts the ground; rotation will lighten the strain, only the exhausted soil must be copiously dressed with manure or ashes.

Lighten your load by having your baby supplies delivered to your destination by Babies Travel Lite.

From whimsical decorations to help lighten the laundry-time mood to decorations that serve a dual purpose, there are plenty of laundry room decorations available to meet your needs.

Lighten the areas under and around the eyes, on and under the nose, and around the mouth.

It can be used to lighten teeth, reshape them, and fill in holes, cracks and imperfections.

Premium will lighten your teeth in 7 days and Classic in 14 days.

It is known to lighten the eye area considerably, resulting in a refreshed, awakened look.

This will lighten and "open" up the entire eye area.From there, choose an eyeliner.

Then, get your clan talking or telling stories to lighten the mood.

Find cartoons, funny jokes or funny recordings to keep around the house or office to lighten your mood during the day.

That's because not many guys have undergone procedures to lighten their loads.

It fits the dog very closely, although there is a thick undercoat that insulates these dogs from the weather.It's an interesting fact that Welshes are born black, and the coat begins to lighten somewhat with age.

While home maintenance may seem like a burden, there are many ways to help lighten the load.

It also helps to lighten their financial burden.

But Surya Henna does not lighten the hair because it does not contain ammonia (to open the hair cuticles) or peroxide (to remove natural hair color and replace it by artificial color).

Finally, you can try to lighten the texture of unbleached cake flour or organic pastry flour by adding one tablespoon of organic cornstarch to each cup of flour in a recipe.

You need to find some tops that will not only lighten your spirit, but keep you feeling cool as well.

Once the weather gets warmer, it is time to lighten up your look.

Retirement poems may help lighten the mood, and bring laughter and celebration to that special retiree.

They are dark at the top of the lens and gradually lighten, so driving glare is reduced, but the driver's ability to see the dashboard is unaffected.

The brown version is accented with a complementary orange color, while the black is dark and brooding with a hint of white to lighten things up a bit.

The beauty of these is that they lighten and darken according to whether you're indoors or out, so you won't find yourself carrying around extra glasses for those times you make it indoors.

They darken in the light and lighten up when you go indoors, so there is no need for multiple pairs.

Smith's polarchromic lenses are unique since they can darken or lighten automatically depending on the level of light.

Some moles disappear completely, and some never lighten at all.

Creating layers can lighten very thick, heavy hair, allowing its natural waves to appear in medium and long styles.

These hair products usually contain both ammonia and peroxide that lighten the natural pigment of one's hair and form a new base color before the permanent shade takes hold.

Attempts to lighten dark hair may result in orange and brassy undertones.

If you are a natural blonde, examine your color and see if you'd like to lighten or highlight it.

Able to soften and lighten the hair, it will give women a more cosmetically sound appearance over time.

Pur also offers a more basic color bleach to help lighten dark locks.

Whether you wish to add a few strands of color or go with an overall color look, you will need to lighten the hair that is going to receive the color treatment first to get the most impact.

To keep their manes manageable, many people with curly hair opt for light layers to lighten up their style while maintaining length.

If you have dark hair, you can lighten up to a caramel hair color.

If you're tired of managing your style or feel the weight of your hair is bringing you down, lighten up your outlook and try a fresh new cut that will support the weight of your hair while showing off your best assets.

For this reason, it will not lighten, or lift, natural hair color but is very effective in darkening the hair, changing the tone, or covering gray.

Similar to demi permanent hair color, semi permanent color does not have the ability to lighten hair.

The ammonia in permanent hair color causes the hair to swell so that the color can penetrate deep into the hair shaft to lighten the natural hair color.

Demi permanent color does not have ammonia and therefore, cannot lighten the hair.

If you ever decide to opt for a professional color service or want to lighten your hair color, you'll need to fess up to your colorist about any prior hair color usage.

Bear in mind once you go darker than desired, you can never lighten up without a professional and costly salon visit.

Semi permanent hair color is generally no less permanent than permanent hair color; semi permanent usually refers to how much gray is covered, as well as the product's ability to lighten the hair.

In other words, if you are looking to dramatically lighten or darken your hair, then a semi permanent might not be the right choice.

Semi permanent color will not lighten your hair and can only be used to add depth, darkness and to change the tone of your color.

To highlight your hair means to lighten sections of it.

It is rumored that she may have to lighten her workload on the series.

They can also lighten dark patches and age spots, and even out skin tone.

Since vampires rest during the day, pale makeup is used to lighten the skin.

While this may initially seem inadvisable, using white metal helps lighten the stone and the differences are usually not noticeable.

Libra can teach Gemini how to achieve greater balance in her life while Gemini can help Libra to lighten up whenever he gets too mental over a problem or situation.

To encourage customers to visit and to lighten their spirits, many businesses offer tax day freebies as public relations and marketing tool.

To lighten up the look, choose a feminine top or sweater for a nice contrast.

Several home removal systems on the market can help lighten or fade a tattoo.

Not a cream, it does not bleach or lighten the skin and should be applied to a small area at a time with a cotton swab.

Creams designed to lighten or bleach skin tone may have a lightening affect on some colors of tattoo ink.

Remember that some home treatments only lighten and fade a tattoo, and do not remove it completely.

You will be surprised by how a little car karaoke can lighten the mood of crabby passengers.

Keep following these steps until the stain ceases to lighten.

Honey is a natural antioxidant that can lighten skin while healing and preventing pimples.

Then, lighten the workload and perform the same exercise on a balance device.

Fleece and flannel are great for winter robes, but when it comes to summer, it's time to lighten up.

Their elegance and sensual feel can instantly lighten a mood and smooth away stress.

The idea is lighten skin and help replace old skin with new skin.

Honey is full of antioxidants and works to smooth, balance and even lighten the skin.

The daily fade cream contains octyl methoxycinnamate, which protects the skin from the sun and is used to reduce the appearance of scarring and Unshiu Peel Extract, which is used to lighten the skin.

Lemon juice has long been prized by bathing beauties for its ability to lighten the hair when sunbathing, and lemon juice mixed with white sugar to make a paste is an ancient formula for bleaching skin.

For those who can tolerate the application of lemon, it's still an open question as to whether the lemon juice will lighten freckles.

Will lemon juice lighten freckles if taken internally?

Although there are those who swear that lemon juice in the plastic, lemon-shaped bottle will lighten freckles, this lemon juice has been too overly handled and processed to be safe to put on your skin.

A laser will also lighten darker areas of the skin when it penetrates the surface, so the result is a less noticeable birthmark.

If you're ready to break out of your nail polish rut, lighten up with any of these shimmering and sparkling hues!

If you want to hasten the process, use over-the-counter skin creams designed to lighten dark spots; many of these contain hydroquinone, a bleaching ingredient.

You can try these different methods to see if your dark under eye circles lighten or disappear.

Look for ingredients like vitamin K or kojic acid, as these are designed to lighten dark areas on the skin.

If home remedies and eye creams aren't working for you, you can always visit your dermatologist for a procedure to lighten your under eye circles.

With time, scars will lighten and they will become less noticeable.

Gently exfoliation can help lighten existing acne scars.

Try some of these treatments to lighten or reduce the spots.

However, they sometimes lighten or darken the skin surrounding the freckles, making them even more noticeable.

There is no cure for acne but you can lighten dark spots and smooth rough skin caused by the bumps.

There is no reason you have to settle for boring when you can wear scrubs in fun prints to lighten up the day!

While Cook was speculating on the cause of this phenomenon, and was in the act of ordering out the boats to take soundings, the " Endeavour " struck heavily, and fell over so much that the guns, spare cables, and other heavy gear had at once to be thrown overboard to lighten the ship. As day broke, attempts were made to float the vessel off with the morning tide; but these were unsuccessful.

Owing to the method of assessment the tax fell with peculiar hardship on the middle classes, and to this day traces of the endeavours to lighten its burden may be seen in numerous bricked-up windows.

As such, they were eagerly welcomed by the clergy; for a single magistrate, sitting in secret without appeal, necessarily grasps at whatever will lighten his burden of responsibility.

Its earliest trade was in the salt produced at Halle, and its enterprising inhabitants constructed roads and bridges to lighten the journey of the traders and travellers whose way led to the town.

Authorized after many difficulties to organize a private bank of deposit and account, which being well conceived prospered and revived commerce, Law proposed to lighten the treasury by the profits accruing to a great maritime and colonial company.

The acid works to lighten the marks so that they appear lighter and less red.

The dream seemed so short, but the sky had begun to lighten on the horizon.  The dream faded as he sat up.  Toby stood nearby, his young face solemn.

By such means Catherine made herself very popular in the upper ranks of society, but as a woman and a usurper who did little or nothing to lighten the burdens of the people she failed to gain the loyalty and devotion of the masses.

In order to lighten the palace the Venetian Institute of Science, Letters and Arts removed its headquarters and its natural history collection to Santo Stefano.

Exactions at the expense of Hanover and Naples helped to lighten the burdens of French finance; Napoleon's sale of Louisiana to the United States early in 1803 for 60,000,000 francs brought further relief to the French treasury; and by pressing hard on his ally, Spain, he compelled her to exchange the armed help which he had a right to claim, for an annual subsidy of 2,880,000.