lightheartedness
Example Sentences
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Jack Bratich, a journalism professor at Rutgers University who studies political culture and social media, said Mamdani has shown he is able to combine a lightheartedness with serious conversations.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
Terms like “chat” also speak to the cultural norms being shaped among young people—notably, the desire to cope with the natural stress or anxiety of growing up with humor and lightheartedness.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024
But she also brings a determined lightheartedness to her new songs, somehow managing not to take them too seriously.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
I was really excited about that, because I wanted there to be this reveal of him where you could hear the cracks in his voice, the lightheartedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
“Anyway,” she resumed, but without the coy lightheartedness of a few moments ago, “what I’m trying to say is that if you’re not careful, people will talk.”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
