light comedy
Example Sentences
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Mr. Carney steers things back in a more pleasing direction in the end, but for a light comedy, “Power Ballad” contains far too much perplexed agony.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
It’s the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, with Cynthia Erivo playing Elphaba, later known as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande doing light comedy as Glinda.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024
And the stories can vary so wildly in tone — from standard mystery-horror to light comedy to gritty action — that they can feel in conflict with each other.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2022
Leiby proves that light comedy can be as pointed and meaningful as that which advertises its own weightiness.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021
It was a gay light comedy, and Kay Francis wore long- sleeved white silk shirts with big cuff links.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
