How to Use lightness in a Sentence

lightness

noun

• There’s a lightness Paul has that draws a lot of people to him.
  — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
• Throughout the work, Mejia is its anchor of lightness and force.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• Sour cream: Adds a tangy lightness to the cheesecake filling.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
• The best works evoke both the melancholic haze of visual memory and the lightness of the funny pages.
  — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2022
• The guitars and bass bounce along to the beat as Clarkson digs deep in her lungs for the guttural notes of the pre-chorus and the lightness of the chorus.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
• Concrete, steel and glass are combined with a lightness that makes this place glow like a lantern at night.
  — Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
• The lightness and fun from each sip will put everyone in a joyful mood.
  — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
• The freshness and lightness of the pea filling balance out the heavier pasta and sauce.
  — Allison Dikanovic, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• In a way, a puffy bag has a lightness that just doesn’t exist with a hardlined briefcase.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2023
• The fragrance hits you with vanilla and tobacco first, while the freesia adds a breezy hint of lightness.
  — Mercedes Viera, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2022
• There was such lightness and levity to him, Parizzi said.
  — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• Our expert hair stylists were elated with the Swift’s lightness and easy-to-grip handle.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023
• The fresh flavors dovetail with the lightness of spring, the season when all things—even color schemes—are new again.
  — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
• White gold comes with an air of subtlety and lightness.
  — Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2022
• The hull, painted in flag blue, is built from aluminum, chosen for its lightness and strength.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
• In every episode there is humor and joy and lightness and poignancy.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2023
• While the topic at hand was weighty, there was still a lightness to the day, as co-workers sipped coffee and made small talk from lawn chairs in the grass.
  — Allie Gross, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
• This is a dark tale, but performing it here, there’s a little more air and lightness.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
• Thanks to notes of soap bubbles, rose, white musk, and coconut milk, the candle invites the lightness of spring to winter.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
• The lightness of my new bag is strange and a little bit scary, like being untethered.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• Amid all the depressive thoughts there can be plenty of lightness.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2023
• But adding a little baking powder helps lift and give a lightness to the crumb that is harder to achieve without the round shape of a boule.
  — Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• Use Sunlight Your body responds to lightness and darkness as signals to be awake and to fall asleep.
  — Mikayla Morell, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
• The strength and lightness of beryllium-gold tiles allowed NASA to launch the largest mirror ever sent to space.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2022
• The experience left a lightness that relaxed all of the muscles in my body.
  — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
• Good for Kirk and Simpson, who are up there playing with such lightness and care through the kind of brave work that doesn’t shout about its bravery.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
• Her lips were a little neutral so there would be a contrast of lightness with a little bit of depth.
  — Monica Corcoran Harel, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023
• For the most part, though, what Butler brings out is the charm of the character, with his Hawaii-blue eyes, and his compliant lightness of heart.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 June 2022
• The transparent rock crystal, says Choisne, adds a sense of lightness to larger pieces.
  — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 24 Jan. 2022
• Rather, Kim Jones explored the notion of lightness, both in its fabrication and the styling.
  — Samantha Tse, CNN, 30 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024