Examples of 'be lightly' in a sentence
Meaning of "be lightly"
To be lightly refers to being not serious, casual, or with little weight or importance. It can also mean to treat a situation or matter with less significance or intensity
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Other foods may be lightly salted or seasoned.
It has another purpose but it will be lightly guarded.
They are not to be lightly discarded when inconvenient.
Juveniles of this species may be lightly blotched.
Cats love to be lightly spanked on their bottom.
Those that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Not to be lightly parted from a pound or a penny.
The possibility could not be lightly dismissed.
It can not be lightly dismissed as mere terrorism.
That protection should not be lightly denied.
The fish can be lightly or heavily marbled.
He is indeed an opponent not to be lightly tackled.
They should be lightly browned on the outside.
This is not something to be lightly regarded.
Must be lightly treated with grease.
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I ask that this thread be lightly moderated.
It may be lightly flavored with fruit.
Glossy surfaces should be lightly sanded.
He will be lightly on top of you as he relaxes his muscles.
The body should be lightly dressed.
It is to be lightly armed and tasked to perform civil emergency operations.
Vegetables should usually be lightly cooked before drying.
It could be lightly encoded and readily understandable by human beings.
Feet should only be lightly moistened.
Listing of an entry in the provisional repository should not be lightly refused.
The haddock will be lightly poached in milk.
Allodynia is a type of skin pain where it hurts to be lightly touched.
End of wire may be lightly touching the work.
The ground coffee in the filter ring must be lightly pressed.
The bottle should be lightly shaken before opening.
The inmates do not realize why port should be lightly chilled.
It should not be lightly discarded or unbundled.
And that life was a treasure not to be lightly discarded.
It looked to be lightly made up at some angles.
This point is of too much importance to be lightly passed over.
Cookies should be lightly brown around the edges.
This type of massage head allows the skin to be lightly pinched.
The skin may be lightly pigmented.
Clinical experience is a type of evidence that can not be lightly dismissed.
One not to be lightly underestimated.
This is a right of property that should not be lightly tampered with.
The ears should be lightly fringed and well tasseled.
The advantages of this contact should not be lightly brushed over.
Each unit should be lightly tapped with a rubber hammer.
Favors were not asked lightly and so could not be lightly refused.
No victory should be lightly announced until there is a complete win.
Berries that are already wet need to be lightly dried in the sun.
The fins may be lightly speckled but are generally clear.
Advances in international control regimes for fissile material are not to be lightly dismissed.
Colour tone could be lightly different.
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It could be a poem or a lightly choreographed dance number
Lightly grease the bottom baking sheet
Use for cleaning lightly soiled loads
