lighter

Example Sentences

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In a dismally unwise attempt to curry favor and get a lighter sentence, he gives the authorities the name of the perpetrator—making up the tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

There were also lighter moments, with Vatican footage showing Macron presenting the pope with a jersey signed by members of the French national basketball team.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“What if,” I’ll say gently, “we try something … lighter? But literary! Definitely still literary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"The lighter a black hole is, the hotter it should be and the more particles it will emit," says Andrea Thamm, co-author of the new research and assistant professor of physics at UMass Amherst.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

One of the ghosts tried reaching slowly for the lighter, attracted and repelled at once, but he kept it out of their grasp.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny