light work
Example Sentences
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Building a new packinghouse was light work compared to building new juicing facilities.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
"Djokovic messaged me to say 'you have to pay me'," he said in his on-court interview after making light work of 19th seed Paul, to laughter from an adoring crowd.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
Littler threatened to make light work of the world number one, cruising into a 3-0 lead before being pegged back to 3-2.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025
You can see the leopard print pattern in the petri dish where the phage have been making light work of a bacterial infection that modern medicine was struggling to shift.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025
"That one's for Uncle Tony," I said as she slapped her hands together like, light work.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
