How to Use levity in a Sentence

levity

noun

• They managed to find some levity in the situation.
• And also that there’s a levity to the scenes, and certainly to the one in the kitchen.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
• What is just the role of that levity and comedy in your life?
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
• To push his message, Perlman chose to use the Angels to bring a sort of levity to it all.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022
• Laughter brings the best kind of levity to life, and what better way to bring it on than with a good ole corny joke?
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
• There was such lightness and levity to him, Parizzi said.
  — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• With these three rules Briney and Tung were able to take the scene from fun and flirty to hot and steamy, but there were still moments of levity on set.
  — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2022
• Kendra weaves in humor and levity, showing the full range of her childhood.
  — Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2022
• Try out an open floor plan for even more flow and levity in your family home.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
• Some account holders are taking the news of losing their blue check mark with a sense of levity.
  — Rachel Lerman and Faiz Siddiqui, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
• Even in this moment of levity, there’s a stillness to Alfred.
  — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
• But the most levity came when Eli asked about the president's golf outing with Peyton.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
• Kate did smile and wave to the crowd at one point though, adding a little levity during an otherwise very somber time for the royals.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 15 Sep. 2022
• Surprised by the levity in the room, Carrie dreads reading from her notably sad book.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 July 2023
• While there are still plenty of dark elements in these first three episodes, was adding some levity one of the tasks you were assigned at first?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2022
• Kevin Pollak reprises his role as the brownie Rool, who brings a bit of levity to the proceedings.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2022
• And the season ends on a note so tragic as to blot out early episodes’ every moment of levity.
  — Time, 14 June 2023
• The theft of raccoons provided a moment of dark levity among the other plunder and tragedy.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 13 Nov. 2022
• In this space designed by deVol Kitchens, deep turquoise lower cabinets ground the space while the sage walls add a touch of levity.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Dec. 2022
• But comedic moments provide plenty of levity in the film.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
• And Mike and Lydia certainly brought tons of levity camp life.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022
• Despite its heavy subject matter, there is still a bit of levity present too.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2022
• Adult Misty has become a Reddit Warrior in the 2021 timeline, adding levity to the new season.
  — Radhika Menon, ELLE, 30 Mar. 2023
• As Reynolds teared up in response to his wife's moving words, the Gossip Girl alum concluded her speech with a bit of levity.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
• The deadpan humor adds some levity to a series that explores the hardships of women in the prison system.
  — Hannah Kerns, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
• In rare moments of levity, his eyes crinkled and his smile revealed a gold molar.
  — Robert Moor, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
• Osman was also wired for sound during the game, providing a few moments of levity from the bench early in the evening.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
• The levity these two characters bring to the show should not be understated.
  — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2022
• Her strength is her ability to maintain a sense of levity amid the scrutiny.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2024
• These bizarre episodes add levity to a show that’s billed as a dark comedy but leans heavily toward the dark.
  — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024