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

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