Sentence examples for encountered lightly from inspiring English sources

Put bluntly, the network theorists' argument was that people are often more usefully skimmed - encountered lightly, but in greater numbers.

The unit gained notoriety when on this route they encountered a lightly armored American convoy and apparently murdered 84 U.S. prisoners of war in what became known as the Malmedy massacre.

For Jackie and me, the highlight was as good a bellyful of fresh porcini mushrooms we've ever encountered, first on lightly grilled bread with excellent olive oil and a little parsley; then tossed with homemade fettuccine.

When the militiamen, who were worked into a frenzy after being told that the Palestinians were responsible for Gemayel's killing, entered on the evening of 16 September, the only resistance they encountered was from a few lightly armed young men.

Graminoid growth forms were encountered more frequently in the lightly grazed river.

You close it feeling you have encountered a modest man of humour, compassion and common sense, who wears his wisdom lightly.

It's that deep, get it?" Even I had got the point by now and our lives reverted to a series of meaningfully meaningless encounters, where more lightly sketched caricatures would dance across the pages.

She would like to think that she had, that she had kept her wits about her and laughed, kept things floating along lightly, the encounter accidental and jolly.

External events are sketched in lightly whereas personal encounters are given more depth.

Serena Williams, the reigning United States Open champion, has had more trouble focusing in Melbourne than expected, struggling to win her opening encounter against Amanda Grahame, a lightly regarded Australian.

Two Israelis were "lightly wounded" in the encounter and evacuated to a local hospital.