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The phrase "a light swipe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a gentle or soft action of swiping, often in the context of touching a screen or making a quick motion.
Example: "With a light swipe of her finger, she unlocked her phone and checked the notifications."
Alternatives: "a gentle swipe" or "a soft swipe".
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A light swipe leaves a soft, holiday sheen on the lips; a heavier hand gives a properly bright pout – the sort of statement lip any hipster worth their double denim can't live without.
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A few light swipes every few weeks will effectively clean this mouse, and keep it working for it's working time.
Taps and flicks are all it takes to perform all of EMUI 9.0's Navigation Bar actions a light swipe on the edge of the screen works exactly like the Back function while navigation bars in selected apps have been moved to the bottom of the screen so that users can reach what they need with one hand.
However, Ferguson could not resist a light-hearted swipe at Tony Pulis's side.
Viewers look on as the light swipes through condensed solar systems, and flat planes of smoke that are bursting with gaseous clouds, like a volcano ready to erupt.
In turn, New Yorkers have been slow to separate bottles and cans the way they flip a light switch or swipe a MetroCard: Recycling remains less an everyday fact of life than a do-good option, like tipping the mail carrier at the holidays.
It would swipe water away in a light rain, pause, then swipe again.
Tinted lip gloss (or a light lipstick,) a quick swipe of mascara, some light eye shadow,and a bit of blush are all that is needed.
Swipe a light dusting of whatever product you choose from about three quarters of an inch from your nose at an angle up and away from it.
You should swipe slowly and use a light touch--do not push the knife against the rod with a lot of pressure.
Unlike other fingerprint sensors which require swiping or wiping, TouchID requires just a light pressure on the home button with whichever of five fingerprints you've registered.
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