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

The ease and lightheartedness that was at the table disappears instantly.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold