Sentence examples for replied lightly from inspiring English sources

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I replied lightly that I thought his intention quite flattering, but that I would like to buy his business and be the Rolls-Royce of the industry.

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Don asks Roger, "What do you need?" Roger replies lightly, "Someone white to carve our turkey".

When I ask about his relationship with authority as a child, he replies lightly, "Authority was good, that wasn't a problem.

"I live here," she replied, in lightly accented tones, gesturing toward the Plaza.

Confused, I asked, "Um... what happened?" to which he laughed and lightly replied, "You got drunk and I put you to bed.

"We tax them very lightly," replies Burtless.

"Thanks," I reply smiling, tugging lightly at the hem.

Asked if he felt let down by Warren, Burns replied: "I think 'let down' is putting it lightly but that is in the past now.

Boonyi takes the threat lightly: "What a romantic you are," she replied carelessly.

He replied: "I would say we do not invent new categories lightly or willy-nilly.

The Israeli police replied with live ammunition and "rubber" bullets which are steel bullets lightly sheathed in rubber, and often lethal.

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