lightness

Example Sentences

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His genial, carefree attitude—“I’m not dead,” he insists, though context suggests otherwise—is meant to provide some lightness to contrast with Scarlet’s frenzied dedication, but neither character is especially compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal

The interiority of the theme is difficult to render visually, but “La Grazia” is principally a story of Mariano’s quest for lightness.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There was a lo-fi quality about it. It had something candid that didn’t necessarily have an infantile tone but had a lightness. And we could add lyrics to that music.”

From Los Angeles Times

With unforced lightness, she assures Farsi that they will continue to live their lives and laugh, that they are “special people.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Roberts also looked brilliant, as his pratfall injected some necessary lightness into the darkening team mood.

From Los Angeles Times