lighter

Example Sentences

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"As PBHs evaporate, they become ever lighter, and so hotter, emitting even more radiation in a runaway process until explosion. It's that Hawking radiation that our telescopes can detect."

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The analyst links that to chip manufacturing advancements that make lighter use of ASML’s extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, tools.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s lighter and more brothy, but still hits that same balance: savory, bright and a little rich.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Kone is installing an elevator system for that tower that relies on carbon-fiber composite technology far lighter than steel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Grandma returned to my room holding an electric lantern in one hand and a lighter in the other.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows