blitheness

Example Sentences

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This obviously ironic blitheness in fact calls back to Sondheim and Swift, who invoked cannibalism to drive home dark moral fables — though here it’s larded with an M.F.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2020

Asked about this consequence, Harris was dismissive to the point of blitheness.

From Fox News • Jan. 29, 2019

But his use of Handel in “Aureole” displayed a quality of powerfully rhythmic melody and charming blitheness that were departures from the largely tough-grained ethos of modern dance.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2018

The blue-heavy “Drifting” even dispenses altogether with black, giving the picture the blitheness its name promises.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2016

But he braced himself within, and strode along with apparent blitheness; yet he could not help thinking that Breakneck Stairs would be an excellent place for an attack by his enemies.

From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson