making light

Example Sentences

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After making light work of Cerundolo, Zverev said he was as happy and healthy as he had been in a long time.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

That also meant the usual jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio dating barely legal women, and resumed making light of “Marty Supreme” star Timothée Chalamet’s name and slight frame.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

KFC is taking shots at rivals in its marketing, and in restaurants it is making light of the situation, putting up signs featuring a glowering Colonel Sanders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The studio eventually fired the employee involved, and founder Brian Fleming told journalist Stephen Totilo that "celebrating or making light of someone's murder is a deal-breaker for us", when asked about it.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Then we stretched it out to scrape it, and hung it again to rinse it, many hands making light work.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck