lightheartedness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Jack Bratich, a journalism professor at Rutgers University who studies political culture and social media, said Mamdani has shown he is able to combine a lightheartedness with serious conversations.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
Terms like “chat” also speak to the cultural norms being shaped among young people—notably, the desire to cope with the natural stress or anxiety of growing up with humor and lightheartedness.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024
That lightheartedness seemed to drain from Molesworth’s experience as MOCA’s chief curator, particularly when the museum decided to proceed with a Carl Andre retrospective despite her objections.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023
I was really excited about that, because I wanted there to be this reveal of him where you could hear the cracks in his voice, the lightheartedness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Aunty Uju had taken on a new lightheartedness; she wore a tiny anklet in the summer, a hopeful flash of gold on her leg.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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