lighthearted
Example Sentences
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The tone of “Run Amok” is tricky and unusual, at once lighthearted and serious.
From Los Angeles Times
Serious in subject but lighthearted in tone, the boy addresses the American president.
From Barron's
As a host, she moves between dark, heavy subjects and lighthearted fare with singular ease.
From Salon
Until their defensive issues in the second half, the Lakers were having some lighthearted fun.
From Los Angeles Times
A lighthearted experience this is not; Ms. Schilinski recreates the harsh frigidity of exacting European filmmakers such as Michael Haneke and Ingmar Bergman without evincing the slightest interest in redemption or silver linings.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
