lightness

Example Sentences

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“The lightness was forced, and the joy was a lie,” she tells him.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

In that vision, hue, saturation and lightness would be determined entirely by geometry and the principle of greatest color similarity.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

"I think we all needed a little bit of levity and lightness" and "to remember that we're all community and we can look out for each other," one participant tells AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Root's application at the crease, lightness on his feet and ability to pick the Sri Lankan spinners made him the key man in England's chase against the turning ball.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Though they’d been political rivals only months earlier, Barack and Joe had a natural rapport, both of them able to slide with ease between the seriousness of their work and the lightness of family.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama