How to Use levity in a Sentence
levity
noun- They managed to find some levity in the situation.
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His levity helps me out quite a bit.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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Here are some of the things that brought levity to a tough year.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
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The process should be fun, and the film makes sure to showcase a lot of the levity.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 18 June 2025
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There’s a lot of levity here as well, to lighten the mood amid all the shootouts.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Lace nails bring levity to heavy winter wardrobes.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
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It was said in a moment of levity at very tense point in debate.
—Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 13 July 2018
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What is just the role of that levity and comedy in your life?
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
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That provides some levity and some fun and a lot of wiggle room.
—Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2021
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Something else that stands out is levity.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 June 2026
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Try out an open floor plan for even more flow and levity in your family home.
—Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
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Please take the following with the levity with which it was penned.
—M. John Fayhee, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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Celine’s white flats and a pink button-up add a bit of cool levity.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
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The show of hands may have brought a moment of levity, but that moment is short-lived.
—EW.com, 28 May 2024
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But there was a tenderness to it and a levity and humor.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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But enough about all of that, take a few minutes and enjoy this moment of levity.
—Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 5 Nov. 2020
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That levity mixed with the gravitas of some of the drama is such a unique thing about this show.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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And also that there’s a levity to the scenes, and certainly to the one in the kitchen.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
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This rare spot of levity at the dreary five-yearly congress was telling.
—The Economist, 25 Oct. 2017
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But the show’s greatest asset is its levity.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
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Laughter brings the best kind of levity to life, and what better way to bring it on than with a good ole corny joke?
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
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Kendra weaves in humor and levity, showing the full range of her childhood.
—Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2022
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Nobody would describe the past year as fun and games, but that doesn't mean levity is out the window.
—Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
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This was an attempt to poke a little fun at myself and add a little bit of levity to the event.
—Glenn Thrush and Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2017
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Not everything this year is about levity.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
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Some account holders are taking the news of losing their blue check mark with a sense of levity.
—Rachel Lerman and Faiz Siddiqui, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
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The staff has developed ways to cope, and there are signs of levity in the hospital.
—Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2020
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Moments of levity may help Grozev cope with the ongoing threat to his life.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
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Though there might not be a happy ending—because grief never ends—there can still be levity.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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With some tense moments & a few bouts of levity, Round 3 concludes.
—Paul Gattis, AL.com, 31 May 2017
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