lightly
Example Sentences
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"A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could, and did, turn his pen to any subject, challenging, moving and inspiring his audiences, borne from his own personal history," they said.
From BBC
Tear them into rustic chunks and toast lightly in butter until the edges crisp and scent curls through the kitchen.
From Salon
Crow then dispatched an adviser to tell prosecutors: Don’t go lightly on these kids, prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, people familiar with the conversation recounted.
Knowing readers are out there cooking and thinking alongside me is a gift I don’t take lightly.
From Salon
“We do not take this step of removing open-ended Character chat lightly—but we do think that it’s the right thing to do.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
