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Lightly in sentence

297 examples of Lightly in a sentence

This film is all right, fairly silly and to be taken lightly.
He just drags us from one place to the next, brushes lightly on the situation and characters, hangs around showing too much uneventful slow-motion footage of people just walking around the streets, then moves on to his next destination.
No movie in which Jean Rochefort appears can be dismissed lightly and here he shines as one of the over-the-hill quintet, indeed the film is worth seeing for Rochefort alone but each of the sequences has something to offer and it's definitely worth a look.
You had to watch her slender yet voluptuous form (with its 20-inch waist) lightly cross a room.
The acting is pretty funny when taken lightly, but the tyre smokin and drag racing is the main focus in this movie.
It infuriates me no end that, now and forever, I will have to identify this movie (which I consider a masterpiece, and I don't use that word lightly) with the qualifier "Not the Michael Douglas movie!"
Stanwyck was a strong actress, but had the wisdom to play this lightly.
My favorite was the one involving Garaa fighting this strange woman who takes him very lightly which is a very big mistake.
I am not saying this lightly.
London's life has here been broken down into a series of episodes, which the film skips lightly through.
The makers of movies like that sort-of treat the movie lightly, even if it's a heavy topic.
Yankovic is not for all tastes, but his humor is harmless and imaginative enough that even non-fans will at least be lightly amused.
And when I say horrendous, I'm not using that word lightly.
The Maxx is a deep psychological introspective lightly camouflaged as a weird-out superhero story.
I do not make this claim lightly.
In my opinion the third series is the best, but trust me when i say, if you have a week stomach DO NOT WATCH, as you are lightly to see a fair amount of blood and puke in every episode.
Finding a house in the late 40s was a truly exasperating experience, only lightly softened by the coming of Levittowns and the like.
The father/homeowner surely does not take all of the aggravation from the punk teens lightly and is quick to retaliate after lack of help from the police that is.
You should not take what I am about to say lightly.
I went to see this movie twice within a week and can only sum it up in one word (which I normally don't use lightly): Wonderful!
Off the blocks let me just say that I am a huge zombie fan so I don't make statements like the above lightly.
The comments made about "women" are to be taken lightly and jokingly.
The actors (and I use that term lightly) wasted their time making this film.
When I say this is my favourite film of all time, that comment is not to be taken lightly.
MOST of the characters were badly miscast and only bore a lightly tainted resemblance to the characters created in the books.
For any person who even lightly likes mysteries, this show is for you.
Of course, I'm saying that lightly.
Though while the story isn't all that brilliant, Hedy's infinite loveliness and a few lightly amusing parts make this movie worthwhile.
I don't throw this statement around lightly.
A 9 and 6 year old had me turn it off when I got sick of it, and very lightly suggested we watch Toy Story or Monsters Inc. instead!
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