Sentence examples for a lighthearted view from inspiring English sources

For most contestants, this was their first experience at boat-building, and - despite occasional flashes of competitiveness - all took a lighthearted view of the day's goings-on.

What does it say that someone who has grown rich in the financial industry would have a lighthearted view of their truth value?

He added that Mr. Kesminas had not told him he was making the piece, and "of course, I take a lighthearted view of the matter".

The organisers took a lighthearted view of that mistake, noting that – in fact – it helped to underline at the highest levels in Number 10 the desire out there to create a regular pitch event at Number 10 especially for earlier stage companies.

I'm happy John M. Wilson can take such a lighthearted view of urban America's latest assault on the human nervous system--the car burglar alarm ("An Alarming Situation Disrupts Life," Other Views, June 10).

One of the best here is a gouache, "Boat Landing, Edgartown" (1916), a sunny, lighthearted view of bathers and strollers on a dock, the water around it buzzing with little boats.

Others took a more lighthearted view.

The MIT-Caltech faculty team took a generally lighthearted view of the alleged challenges to the public of mastering new voting technology, despite months of media attention to voter confusion over the various forms of ballots and punch-card machines that didn't punch.

Mr. Messina takes a more philosophical, albeit lighthearted, view.

Or, doing some lighthearted viewing or reading in a way that suits you.

He said: "The remarks I made were supposed to be lighthearted views, and tongue in cheek.