Sentence examples for lightly an from inspiring English sources

"This was not a decision that was made lightly," an administration official said.

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To these, he added wide reading, not always worn lightly, an extraordinary memory – he seemed, his friend Ian McEwan observed, to enjoy "instant neurological recall" of anything he had ever read or heard – and a vigorous, if sometimes pompous writing style, heavily laden with adjectives, elegantly looping sub-clauses and archaic phrases such as "allow me to inform you".

Last year's Kompakt-released So Far So Super compilation is, and we don't say this lightly, an essential purchase for anyone with a semblance of interest in emotionally-orientated electronic music, which unless you're one of those weird blokes who only listens to 220BPM breakcore, will hopefully be most of you.

He held it lightly, a comrade's clasp.

Pripyat is, to put it lightly, a wasteland.

Spray lightly; a little starch goes a long way.

Draw an outline LIGHTLY with an eraser handy.

Scrub lightly with a brush, a towel, or a sponge.

Using a pencil, lightly draw a gentle curve.

Water them lightly once a day with a watering can.