making light

Example Sentences

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One woman in her 60s, an academic specialising in social policy, messaged me to say that she had started making light of her "menopausal moments" around female colleagues.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

That also meant the usual jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio dating barely legal women, and resumed making light of “Marty Supreme” star Timothée Chalamet’s name and slight frame.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

"Definitely a much better match today," Gauff said after making light work of Sakkari.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

KFC is taking shots at rivals in its marketing, and in restaurants it is making light of the situation, putting up signs featuring a glowering Colonel Sanders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Then we stretched it out to scrape it, and hung it again to rinse it, many hands making light work.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck