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Wondering how to use Lightheartedly in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Lightheartedly in a sentence

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Lightheartedly | Lighthearted | Lightheartedness

Lightheartedly meaning

In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.

Using Lightheartedly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
  • In the example corpus, lightheartedly often appears in combinations such as: she lightheartedly.

Context around Lightheartedly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

deficit 1× crisis 1× president 1× subject 1×

Often after:

poked 1× dismissed 1× cap 1× saw 1× claimed 1×

Sentence patterns with Lightheartedly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a subject lightheartedly cf tom 1× albeit more lightheartedly in a 1× budget deficit lightheartedly and highlighted 1× crowd to lightheartedly cap what 1× post she lightheartedly poked fun 1× projects she lightheartedly claimed as 1× said he lightheartedly saw it 1× the crisis lightheartedly 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ahead of their 1× but the purpose 1× he acknowledged the 1× he also portrayed 1× the banister wrapping 1× the term derives 1×

Common sentence endings:

a tense afternoon 1× as her own 1× fashion since 1988 1× filk irish ballad 1× form of payback 1× his administration made 1×

Words around Lightheartedly

Just before it in the word index:

lighthearted 164 lightheadedness 12 lightheaded 15 lightgun 2 lightform 2 lightforce 2

Just after it in the word index:

lightheartedness 7 lighthill 2 lighthizer 78 lighthouse 444 lighthouses 75 lighting 2.121

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Lightheartedly

  • In this selection, "lightheartedly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, deficit, crisis, president, poked, dismissed and cap stand out and add context to how "lightheartedly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a subject lightheartedly cf tom and albeit more lightheartedly in a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lightheartedly" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lightheartedly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He acknowledged the projected budget deficit lightheartedly and highlighted what investments his administration made. (14 words)

He also portrayed Norman, albeit more lightheartedly, in a 1990 commercial for Oatmeal Crisp cereal. (15 words)

But the purpose behind her father showing the game clip is to handle the crisis lightheartedly. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The banister wrapping from floor-to-floor, the kitchen counter backdrop, the detailing on the entryway walls and the three-story miniature stone castle fountain in the front yard were just a few of the projects she lightheartedly claimed as her own. (42 words)

With the 82-year-old Raymond pitching from roughly where the mound would have been located and Auger-Aliassime sporting an Expos jersey, the youngster hit some balls into the crowd to lightheartedly cap what had been a tense afternoon. (40 words)

The term derives from the word "morose", as in "ose, morose, even-more-ose". citation A further variant is "cheeri-ose": ose songs to cheery tunes, or treating such a subject lightheartedly; cf. Tom Lehrer 's (non-filk) "Irish Ballad". (40 words)

Example sentences (9)

He acknowledged the projected budget deficit lightheartedly and highlighted what investments his administration made.

Along with the August 27 post, she lightheartedly poked fun at herself by writing in the caption, "Bringing you high fashion since 1988.

But the purpose behind her father showing the game clip is to handle the crisis lightheartedly.

Ahead of their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly set for Wednesday, the Ukrainian president lightheartedly dismissed the controversy swirling over his phone call with Donald Trump.

With the 82-year-old Raymond pitching from roughly where the mound would have been located and Auger-Aliassime sporting an Expos jersey, the youngster hit some balls into the crowd to lightheartedly cap what had been a tense afternoon.

As for his photo in the TSC, Aram said he lightheartedly saw it is as a form of payback.

The banister wrapping from floor-to-floor, the kitchen counter backdrop, the detailing on the entryway walls and the three-story miniature stone castle fountain in the front yard were just a few of the projects she lightheartedly claimed as her own.

He also portrayed Norman, albeit more lightheartedly, in a 1990 commercial for Oatmeal Crisp cereal.

The term derives from the word "morose", as in "ose, morose, even-more-ose". citation A further variant is "cheeri-ose": ose songs to cheery tunes, or treating such a subject lightheartedly; cf. Tom Lehrer 's (non-filk) "Irish Ballad".

Common combinations with lightheartedly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lightheartedly" in a sentence?
An example: "He acknowledged the projected budget deficit lightheartedly and highlighted what investments his administration made." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "lightheartedly" from authentic English texts.
What does "lightheartedly" mean?
Lightheartedly means: In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
How many example sentences with "lightheartedly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "lightheartedly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.