He passes over this period lightly: he had done well, "made them a million pounds."

The sharp tongue of a whip passed lightly across his shoulder.

Over which the Historian can pass lightly, without call to linger: for as yet events are not, much less performances.

He passed lightly and quickly over the mention of his name, hoping that the Court might not notice it.

He passed lightly over the possible consequences of the rates he cut.

She passed lightly through a corridor and down a flight of steps to a banqueting hall.

His free hand passed lightly over my shorn head and down the length of my back.

It had come in his sleep, thank God, and he passed lightly.

The time passed lightly and the sense that the hands of my watch were procrustean had vanished.

Her hand passed lightly down the length of his back, making him shiver despite the heat.