Sentence examples for came lightly from inspiring English sources

Juicy monkfish came lightly crisped with a nicely turned out vegetable stir-fry; potato-wrapped sole was bland mush.

Manning's rebuke came lightly, and for a moment as he spoke Aisling saw the white gleam of his teeth.

Arancini, creamy risotto rolled into a baseball-size orb, came lightly crumbed and fried, in a tomato sauce dotted with basil pesto.

Some people in the crowd might have recognized the absent singer as Beyoncé, but probably not too many, since the clip came, lightly censored, from "Ghost," one of the more experimental songs on her self-titled 2013 album.

Crispy shrimp, for example, came lightly breaded and deep-fried in a batter as light and flavorful as that used for the rolls and accompanied by crisply steamed broccoli and candied walnuts.

Roughly cut with a pair of secateurs, heated on hot coals and then wrapped in a bag with freshly roasted peanuts, it came lightly burnt on the outside but deliciously juicy within, giving the words street-food and delicacy a justifiable close proximity.

The final decision could not have come lightly.

Surely the decision to run such a piece does not come lightly.

"Our decision does not come lightly," said a June 20 letter from the Pelican Bay leaders.

"Our decision to suspend our third hunger strike in two years does not come lightly.

Mr. Ferrell said that his decision to be open about his low regard for Mr. Bush did not come lightly.