Use of lightly in Sentences. 28 Examples

The examples include lightly at the start of sentence, lightly at the end of sentence and lightly in the middle of sentence

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lightly at the start of sentence


  1. Lightly come, Lightly go.
  2. Lightly gain, quickly lost.
  3. Lightly flour a rolling pin.
  4. Lightly dredge the cake with icing sugar.
  5. Lightly knead the mixture on a floured surface.

lightly at the end of sentence


  1. It began to snow lightly.
  2. The children were let off lightly.
  3. This is not a problem we should take lightly.
  4. Adjust the control knobs by pressing lightly.
  5. Children's fears should never be dismissed lightly.
  6. The hard-won liberties should never be bargained away lightly.
  7. Your passinate eyes are like glittering stars.They glitter in my heart lightly.

lightly in the middle of sentence


  1. She ran lightly up the stairs.
  2. I knocked lightly on the door.
  3. His tone was lightly sarcastic.
  4. I touched him lightly on the arm.
  5. He kissed her lightly on the cheek.
  6. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
  7. Toast the bread lightly on both sides.
  8. She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.
  9. She came tripping lightly down the stairs.
  10. She pecked her father lightly on the cheek.
  11. She trod lightly so as not to wake the baby.
  12. His allegations cannot be lightly dismissed.
  13. This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.
  14. Knead the dough lightly, then shape it into a round loaf.
  15. I like eggs lightly cooked so that the yolk is still runny.
  16. Don't make oaths lightly to the moon, for it is always waxing and waning.

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