Sentence examples for spoke lightly from inspiring English sources

Gibson spoke lightly enough, but at the time this home run was an almost insupportable blow to his pride.

Mr. Alm spoke lightly of his many moves into and out of government, once saying, "I have to confess I am a recidivist".

In my father's presence, no one spoke lightly of the defense of the United States of America of the missiles that would rise from the earth like a wind and knock out (knock out!) the Soviet planes flying over the North Pole with their nuclear bombs.

But though he spoke lightly of it, he really considers education one of the highest priorities.

She made herself speak lightly, but she had gone deathly cold.

Nor does he speak lightly; the doubts continue over the best way to proceed.

Is that a fact, did a mother tell you this, or are you speaking lightly?" No, I'm not speaking lightly.

The former United States colony "has a large population of young people who speak lightly accented English and, unlike many Indians, are steeped in American culture," he writes.

Most of the time, Mr. Obama speaks lightly of the historic nature of his candidacy, and he is something of a postracial figure, with too many varied influences and constituencies to count.

Larkin manages to speak lightly of the moment in which he recognised "a talent greater than his own", but this was partly because he was secure enough in his other, more significant talents, not to mind the inferiority.

Page B12 Business NEW CAPITAL OF CALL CENTERS RISES IN THE PHILIPPINES Over the last several years, a quiet revolution has been reshaping the call center business: the rise of the Philippines, a former United States colony that has a large population of young people who speak lightly accented English and, unlike many Indians, are steeped in American culture.