lightness

Example Sentences

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“So, the joy and lightness to what is an incredibly somber moment in American history.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“The lightness was forced, and the joy was a lie,” she tells him.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Filmed in various locations around Scotland, including the Stirlingshire village of Gartmore, it's described by Brian Cox as "a love letter" to Scotland, and some much needed lightness in troubled times.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Building on that idea in the 1920s, Schrödinger described hue, saturation and lightness using a mathematical measurement system within this curved framework.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

It was the bird’s lightness, its near weightlessness, that got me.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx