Sentence examples for lightly but not from inspiring English sources

Toast pumpkin seeds in a small dry sauté pan over medium-high heat until they start to pop and brown lightly but not burn.

This is something he mostly wears lightly, but not all the time: in November formula one boss Bennie Ecclestone described racist abuse Hamilton had suffered in Spain last February as "a bit of a joke".

The result, "Thunder, Lightning, Strike," was one of the happiest surprises of last year: a ramshackle collection of sunny sixties soul sprinkled lightly, but not fatally, with eighties hip-hop and nineties guitar rock.

Shake off excess sauce, you want it to be coated lightly, but not completely doused with sauce.

As soon as we could pry the iPad away from my eager younger cousins, Oma would try things like touching the screen -- lightly but not too lightly, quickly but not too quickly, interacting with one specific icon.

Tread lightly, but not slowly.

PACK LIGHTLY -- BUT NOT TOO LIGHTLY Depending on your trip, it's always a good idea to take along a few extra cables, adapters and other accessories.

It's lightly salty and lightly sweet, but not like when you get a sweet tooth.

Stir-fry with the chicken for one minute until the chicken is lightly colored but not quite cooked through.

For perfectly ripe tomatoes only: Grill tomatoes, any size, until hot and lightly charred but not bursting.

When the chicken or ribs are cooked through, they will be lightly browned but not truly crisp.