There I stopped; and the tale gained me a kudos, and exposed me to a fusillade of questions, which were by no means the lightest punishments of that detestable day.
The lightest service I should esteem my privilege.
Mr. Dalton represented the weight of an atom of hydrogen by 1, because it is the lightest of bodies.
Since hydrogen is the lightest of all known substances, the unit, Hydrogen = 1, was at one time usually employed.
To the surprise of every one except Mr. Sheldon, there was no storm, not even the lightest breeze that ever blew in domestic hemispheres.
Robert Burnham had been his ideal of truth and honor; he would have believed his lightest word against the solemn asseveration of thousands.
This must be given in small quantity; it should be of the lightest quality, only allowed on alternate days, and even then its effects must be carefully watched, as all changes in the regimen of children should be gradual.
The impulse to sacrifice oneself to him is irresistible, to satisfy his lightest wish.
This conjugal sitting shows how greatly the deeds and the lightest words of Jacques Collin, the lowest personage in this drama, involved the honor of the families among whom he had planted his now dead protege.
The bedroom was furnished in the lightest and coolest way, with matting floor and sides, while jalousie shutters admitted the cool night air.
But I remembered, when through every nerve Your lightest touch went thrilling; and began To love you with that human love of man For comely woman.
It is not often brooded over, and reflection is generally evident in but the lightest touches.
Morgan's lips twitched, but she did not blench from the argument.
To tell the truth, she was very curious concerning him, and it was not long before she found a speech ready to her tongue likely to draw some confession from his lips.
The sun shines ever brightest In Kentucky; The breezes whisper lightest In Kentucky; Plain girls are the fewest, Their little hearts the truest, Maiden's eyes the bluest In Kentucky.
Life's burdens bear the lightest In Kentucky; The home fires burn the brightest In Kentucky; While players are the keenest, Cards come out the meanest, The pocket empties cleanest In Kentucky.
There was little physical and mental inurement to cold, and the lightest of clothing was worn.
Kings on honour's lightest word Unshaken, rear a realm that shall remain.
Invest in a Hill-Climber, the last andlightest product of evvolootion.
I always found I rowed best at Cambridge on the lightest diet; in my opinion, the raw beef regime is a serious error in training.
The speed of the particles driven before the light-waves must depend upon their size and weight, the lightest of a given size traveling the most swiftly.
The straight tails he ascribes to hydrogen because the hydrogen atom is the lightest known; the sword-shaped tails to hydro-carbons; and the stumpy tails to vaporized iron.
For her child she feared the heat of a ray of sun, the chill of the lightest breeze.
And, with all her apparent simplicity, Madame d'Arbouville is a cunning artist, playing with skilful hand upon the chords of the heart, which vibrate at her lightest touch.
Their garments, of the lightest rose, violet, or yellow tints, diversify fantastically the monotonous white robes of their gentle companions.
Slowly and doubtfully her vigour at length returned to her, and with it strengthened and increased the fierce ambition of vengeance that absorbed her lightest thoughts and governed her most careless actions.
Scenes called into being by Antonina's lightest and hastiest expressions, now rose vague and shadowy before his brooding spirit.
Incapable of doubting the lightest word that fell from his lips, and hearing no suspicious or unwonted sound in the room, she never attempted to justify her suspicions.
He associated Cecilia strangely with the political labours she would have had him relinquish; and Renee with a pleasant state of indolence, that her lightest smile disturbed.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lightest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
