Example Sentences

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A brightly painted mural down the road from the smelter reads: “If it can’t be grown, it must be mined.”

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Swiping through a dozen or so brightly colored cards, I’m told, in what supposedly constitutes a “framework shift”: “You have a good kid.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

One light shined so brightly into her bedroom that she lost sleep until she installed blackout curtains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The brightly colored, easily moldable, fun-to-squeeze NeeDohs have gone viral among the younger set.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“A brightly colored balloon floating across a clear blue sky? What secrecy can there be in that?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood