light-hearted

Example Sentences

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“We looked at it as a giant kite. It was supposed to be light hearted, related to the theater and make a visual statement in a very busy place.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Later he enjoyed a more light hearted trip to the home town of great-great-grandfather Owen Finnegan, a shoemaker who immigrated to the United States in 1849, in Louth, halfway between Dublin and Belfast.

From Reuters • Apr. 13, 2023

He has now said the conversation played on the podcast was meant to be "light hearted" and he "does not think the Harry Potter movies are anti-Semitic".

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2022

As a reminder Chrissy ended her light hearted post, so similarly as her past remarks with taking care of her family and herself.

From Fox News • Jun. 15, 2021

All this Marcia felt but dimly of course, for she was young and light hearted naturally, and the excitement and pretty things about her could not but be pleasant.

From Marcia Schuyler by Lutz, Grace Livingston Hill