making light
Example Sentences
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After making light work of Cerundolo, Zverev said he was as happy and healthy as he had been in a long time.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
“He was experimenting — making light itself architectural,” says York.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
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
The studio eventually fired the employee involved, and founder Brian Fleming told journalist Stephen Totilo that "celebrating or making light of someone's murder is a deal-breaker for us", when asked about it.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
He kept saying that the press was making light of his statements about the threats on his life.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
