lighter

Example Sentences

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Nava at Adidas said 100 grams was the last big weight barrier for super shoes — the new model is 97 grams — and getting even lighter wouldn’t help performance much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Gratton says another way to address the issue is to make the plane lighter, which usually mean passengers disembarking or removing luggage.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Foreign investors historically preferred to work within the lighter regulatory framework of the U.S.;

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“What if,” I’ll say gently, “we try something … lighter? But literary! Definitely still literary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I start walking in the opposite direction, feeling lighter than I have since before Gram died.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish