"I have a question for you," I said, trying to sound bright and unperturbed.

It was the voice of a child who sounded bright and not in the least defective.

It sounded bright and cheerful, and should have been illegal at that time in the morning.

It did not sound bright and proud, as it would have sounded anywhere else.

Fiona forced herself to sound bright in spite of the headache that was starting behind her eyes.

The flute can sound very bright and cheerful when playing high notes.

But his top voice sounded bright, robust and ringing.

'We saw you in the yard,' Kathleen told him, trying to sound bright.

The music sounded bright and clarified in his presence.

Nynaeve tried to sound bright, but she thought she failed.