lightness

Example Sentences

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Lightness and sorrow combine in a moment of exquisite fragility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The author Milan Kundera, best known for his novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” which was adapted into a film, died on Tuesday at 94.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023

In 1998, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” was adapted into a Philip Kaufman film of the same name starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023

In his wide-ranging BBC interview, the novelist also paid tribute to Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, who has died aged 94 in Paris following a long illness.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023

Lightness, always lightness! this is the basis, the touchstone of all beautiful execution.

From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by Baucher, F.