Sentence examples for lightly ask from inspiring English sources

If you really need to talk to this person take them aside and lightly ask, but make sure they don't get defensive.

Just tell them off lightly and ask them not to do it again.

After listing several other legal reasons for denying an injunction, he said the separation of powers required the court to tread lightly when asked to second-guess a decision of the city's executive branch.

I touched his arm lightly and asked if he was headed to the unveiling.

I don't ask lightly, but I ask: Don't go! Write the board!

Tattooers do not take their profession lightly and we ask that our clients do the same.

I do not think they do so lightly, so we should ask what is motivating them to behave in this way.

In about six hours time you'll see the mate or the boyfriend in the club, pat them lightly on the back, ask them how the night's going, and slink off, never to see them again.

Ask for lightly tinted lip balms or glosses instead of a deep red, sexy lipstick.

"You're not about to sandbag us again, are you?" I asked lightly.

"Is that really how a mom should behave?" she asked lightly.