lighter

Example Sentences

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According to the team's calculations, these ultraheavy nuclei may lose energy more slowly than protons or lighter nuclei while crossing intergalactic space.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

While audits have declined, the new IRS data do not seem to show a lighter touch across the board.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But the fact that the cars are slightly lighter and smaller this year is unlikely to make a difference.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

There’s no harm in a bit of rosy romanticization if it makes a life obscured by grief that much lighter.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Just outside of Chiba, at a refinery owned by Cosmo Oil, a huge storage tank had been filled with water—instead of the lighter natural gas it was meant to hold—for inspection.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland