making light
Example Sentences
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Dowd said he’s not making light of the situation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"Djokovic messaged me to say 'you have to pay me'," he said in his on-court interview after making light work of 19th seed Paul, to laughter from an adoring crowd.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
That also meant the usual jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio dating barely legal women, and resumed making light of “Marty Supreme” star Timothée Chalamet’s name and slight frame.
From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026
KFC is taking shots at rivals in its marketing, and in restaurants it is making light of the situation, putting up signs featuring a glowering Colonel Sanders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
He was still making light of the matter so as not to arouse my suspicions.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
