Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Lightly, the meaning and synonyms like light or gently.
Lightly in a sentence
Related words
Lightly meaning
In a light manner.
Example sentences (20)
As the snow lays on the ground lightly, many people will understandably be worried about catching flights today.
After an hour of baking, or when the pie crust is lightly brown on the edges, take the pie out and let it cool.
CeeC did not take it lightly with her friend in the house, Doyin, over the latter's recent demands from the housemates.
She added that the threat issued to members of the opposition parties by supporters of APC should not be taken lightly.
If you speak to anyone that responds to emergency calls they will tell you that no call is ever taken lightly.
Ben Brown, mitigating, said Croft was "relatively lightly-convicted” and deserved appropriate credit for his guilty plea.
The Court also cites the case law and notes that undertaking an in-camera review should not be taken lightly.
Bake for about 50 minutes until lightly firm in the centre, covering the top of the tin with foil for the last 10 minutes.
Add the baby onions or shallots to the pan and lightly brown them, adding a little more oil if you need it.
I didn’t go into this lightly as I needed to raise as much money as possible to support others facing their own challenges.
Mr Schwartz said: "The decisions I took today as the sole director of the company following the AGM were not taken lightly.
And with the team chomping at the bit to get going again, head coach Williamson has warned not to take Forest Green lightly.
As the star of a primetime network show whose love story will be broadcast to millions, Lawson doesn’t take her role lightly.
Start by lightly dampening the cloth with water and use it to gently wipe down the exterior of your iPad.
The Leicester police, which initially took the violence lightly, had to call reinforcements from London as violence spiralled.
If scrubbing is required, lightly scrub the stubborn marks before rinsing under clean water and drying.
Late last year, Mr Burgess lowered the terrorism threat level from probable to possible – a decision that wasn’t taken lightly.
Several soldiers were lightly wounded in the attacks and responded by firing at the sources of gunfire.
Delgado believes that, because he was so lightly raced before the Derby, he still has room to improve.
Jennifer left her hair down in a volumized style, and wisps of bangs blew lightly around her forehead.
Common combinations with lightly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- taken lightly 20×
- it lightly 11×
- take lightly 9×
- made lightly 8×
- and lightly 7×
- lightly and 7×
- lightly with 7×
- lightly on 6×
- until lightly 5×
- this lightly 5×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word lightly. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.