slightness
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And while these details don't ruin the first season's adequate conclusion, where the pair collaborated to avert the Apocalypse, the second's overall slightness is an insufficient argument for the story's continuation.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2023
The docu-dramedy “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” tells a low-stakes story with an accomplished cast, an appropriately light tone and enough energy to compensate for its slightness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
There’s a slightness to the plot — “Flight” occasionally feels padded out, with gratuitous, tacked-on scenes — but Strong milks the high moments, such as a quarrel that erupts during a game of cards.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
The sly expression, the slightness of stature, the ears befitting a fable.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2020
For all his slightness of body, he looked at that moment ready and able to push the washbowl straight through the floor.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
