airiness

Example Sentences

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“Oganesson” is constructed around his delicate strummed riff, which recalls the ease of bossa nova, and it has an airiness and jazziness not found elsewhere on the record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Balancing our composition, the flowering stems of giant feather grass introduce airiness and movement to the summer garden.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2023

I don’t really have a day or night preference, as both frame the riders with airiness and allow us to feel as if we are traveling somewhere new.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Elegantly minimalist, they were also buoyant with the airiness and vibrant colors of the West.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

But four hours ago, they were fugitives, creeping in bushes, hearts apound, danger surrounding; and now, they sit giddy with escape, surrounded only by companions, drunken on the airiness of flight, recounting mishaps.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson