lighthearted

Example Sentences

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Lighthearted moments are few, as are colors from winds or brass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Lighthearted and willfully insubstantial, with a certain lazy ease, the comedy first and foremost looks like it made for a delightful time in Hawaii for all involved.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2020

Lighthearted and even juvenile humor is also back in a big way.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2020

Lighthearted charm carries the video, from the Snapchat-like filters that embellish Brown’s reactions to the spirited, British-accented readings he gives the half-dozen or so excerpts.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2018

Lighthearted now, I put one foot on the wagon axle, whistled for T.R., and swung myself to the driver’s seat.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns