Sentence examples for that makes light of from inspiring English sources

It's a show that makes light of heavy drinking, but with a less lyrical tone than most.

The young-adult novelist Maureen Johnson holds a contest on Twitter that makes light of gender bias in cover design.

Because he has a narrative style that is variously farcical, byzantine and philosophical, and a sense of humor that makes light of countless catastrophes.

Writing on the Israeli Web magazine +972 on Sunday, Ami Kaufman drew attention to another current ad campaign, for Subaru, that makes light of conflict between Israelis and their neighbors.

This is, of course, a tasteless joke that makes light of the forced incarceration and subsequent physical, spiritual, cultural, and sexual abuse of tens of thousands of Native American children in Catholic and Protestant boarding schools.

"For me that makes light of a serious problem, trivialises the dangers of drugs, shows insensitivity to the families of victims of ecstasy and sends the wrong message to young people about the dangers of drugs".

Male politicians contribute to the problem, making statements that make light of rape or vilify rape victims' supporters.

He reassured us with a friendly smile that made light of our concerns while avoiding any trace of condescension.

Smit and the ANC must apologise unconditionally for these remarks that make light of a great human tragedy".

He found Mozart's "Così Fan Tutte" shocking: a crude comedy that made light of mate-swapping.

Three years ago, I furiously campaigned against an advert that made light of the way he died, and got it withdrawn.