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[air-ee] / ˈɛər i /




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One arrives every two minutes or so at each airy, pleasantly lit station.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Inside, Portuguese tile, raffia and colorful linens fill airy living spaces that open onto private pools.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The yoga class is open to all levels, including beginners, but participants must reserve a spot and bring their own mats for both sessions, which will be held inside the museum’s spacious, airy lobby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Jess Jepson, 31, who lives in Manchester, says she's been dressing for the weather by wearing loose-fitting, light and airy clothes and opting for paler colours.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The sharp angles of the plum twigs, their blackness stark amid the airy white blossoms.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

It ushered in a new kind of fun that was fresher, busier and airier than past listservs and chatrooms, the dank basements of internet interaction.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Textural variety was prominent, with garments ranging from soft, stretch-infused woven pieces to those boasting a lighter, airier feel, thanks to special weaving techniques.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2023

In addition, the covered porch and the living room are connected by a sliding door; throw it open and the space feels bigger and airier.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2023

In this way, “Countries of Origin” does what all memorable novels do: It leaves the reader’s world a little larger, airier and more forgiving than before.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2023

It was strange seeing how much bigger the apartment was than their own, how much airier and lighter.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

By contrast, Leithauser’s witty “Rhyme’s Rooms: The Architecture of Poetry” blueprints the struts and girders, the iron armature, needed to create even the airiest lyric.

From Washington Post Apr. 27, 2022

The airiest batch with the best flavor hailed from the food mill, which came with its own pros and cons.

From Salon Oct. 10, 2021

She sailed through her dastardly wolf turn, obliterated all but one of her tricky connecting skills, and then positively flew off the apparatus with the highest, airiest double pike I have ever seen.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2021

Perhaps you have sometimes wondered, when you’ve run out of worthier things to think about, what that airiest of musicals, “The Fantasticks,” might be like if it developed a social conscience.

From New York Times Sep. 4, 2014

It was a pleasant, mellow-toned bell, but even the airiest, tinkling chime can be rung insistently and in a panic, and that was unmistakably the type of ringing this was.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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