Sentence examples for could lighten from inspiring English sources

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Only something so heavy could lighten their burden.

That could lighten the load on the Giants defense.

His conversation, like his correspondence and his kindness, could lighten their darkest moments.

This could lighten the atmosphere: he'd jump out of wardrobes, waltz down the ward, play the hospital jester.

If we reconvene the glorious Winter Olympics every two years, instead of every four, it could lighten the burden.

Will he crack the leadership code that will allow J. R. Smith to continue exploring his own offensive maturation, which could lighten Anthony's load in the playoffs?

"It's an instant streamlining effect that could help lighten up the design".

Ronnie accidentally had Fatboy killed off in a car boot, evil Dean attacked Roxy, and even Kat's comeback couldn't lighten the mood.

Cuba's prisoner release is likely to improve relations with the European Union, which have been strained ever since the 2003 crackdown, and it could also lighten the tensions in its long standoff with the United States.

Still, that cautious and occasionally bipartisan approach could help lighten the ideological baggage of 1993-94, when she ended up in a ferocious battle with small businesses, the insurance industry and the drug companies.

"They did everything they could to lighten the load," Hirsch, now the chairman of the board for the New York Road Runners, the group that stages the event, told me this week.