How to Use lightness in a Sentence

lightness

noun
  • That can lead to a lack of lightness.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Feel this lightness in my arms.
    Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • But there was lightness in that time, too.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a lightness to it in that respect.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The lightness balanced with the deep pain.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But there’s a lightness in his voice, too—something sort of like hope.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • There’s a lightness Paul has that draws a lot of people to him.
    Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • An overlay of sheer fabric gave the look a touch of lightness.
    Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But with Rawayana, depth is always masked by lightness.
    Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There was a lightness in this really dark time.
    Breana Pitts, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • There is a sense of lightness and comfort throughout.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Yet in others, there’s the lightness of an untouched base.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The seaweed choux buns are cloudlike in their lightness.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • At last, a bit of fizz and lightness, a sliver of dawn at the end of a velvet night.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • There was a sort of lightness to the mood of a team that was still trying to absorb the news.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • The key here is texture, which is worked in to give the hair life, movement, and lightness.
    Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 1 June 2026
  • The lightness and fun from each sip will put everyone in a joyful mood.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • There's just a different lightness to him.
    Julie Tremaine, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • Try for some lightness and self-expression.
    Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The uncluttered nape of the neck adds a sense of freshness and lightness.
    Adèle Bari, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There was just a lightness about the whole Arsenal unit.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The area around Rome has pinsa, made with rice and soy flour to give it more lightness and chew.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In every episode there is humor and joy and lightness and poignancy.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • And maybe that lightness is found not in my writing style, but in my voice—the voice my mother gave me.
    Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The frontier dissolves into the lightness of air, and the world is full of holes.
    Harpers Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The frontier dissolves into the lightness of air, and the world is full of holes.
    Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout the work, Mejia is its anchor of lightness and force.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • If thinness and lightness are paramount, the Pro line comes out ahead.
    PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Adding lightness might just do the trick to convince this section of the market.
    Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025

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