lightness

Example Sentences

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A team led by Los Alamos scientist Roxana Bujack used geometry to build a mathematical definition of color perception based on hue, saturation, and lightness.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 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

The truest to buttery brioche in flavor and texture, and through its lightness, one could almost convince oneself this is breakfast.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Alexander’s production of “Sweeney Todd” has breadth and heft, but also intimacy and lightness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

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

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx