The moon shone brightly, lighting the night.

Meaning: This sentence is about the moon shining very brightly and making the night light.

Choice of Words: Shone means to emit light. Brightly means with great brightness. Lighting means to make something light. Night means the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. When you put them together, the sentence describes the moon emitting light with great brightness, causing the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise to become light.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The moon shone softly, lighting the night sky.
• Moon shone softly, lighting path.
• The moon shone softly, lighting the dark path.
• Stars twinkle brightly, lighting up the night sky.
• Stars twinkle brightly, lighting night.
• Moon glowed softly, lighting the night sky.
• The moon glows softly, lighting the night.
• Moon glowed softly, lighting night.
• The moon shines bright, lighting up the night.
• The fire burned brightly, lighting the room.