How to Use hearted in a Sentence

hearted

adjective
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  • Not for the faint-hearted, a look like this is hard to pull off.
    — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The latter is a warm-hearted sendup of morality and the filthy rich.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • While the ovation was light-hearted, the moment did strike a chord.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Jalen was a warm-hearted young man with a great smile who has left us far too soon.
    — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Vampire movies range from the textbook gothic and gory to the comedic and light-hearted.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Said has lived in the area for four months and described Jamila as kind and warm-hearted.
    — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Many of the freshmen brought a light-hearted approach to the game, and the returning players bought in.
    — oregonlive, 1 June 2022
  • All of them were half-hearted because very few, if none of them, were public.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 May 2022
  • There is no movie without our brilliant and big-hearted cast and crew.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Or maybe the good people of Shell Lake and hereabouts earned it by putting out the small-town, big-hearted welcome mat.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
  • Eighties babies who fell in love with light-hearted pop songs about girls, girls and...
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 22 June 2022
  • Instead of a fun and light hearted trip, though, he is confronted with the horrors of war.
    — Carson Burton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022
  • My aunt traveled with her and kept the worldly affairs light-hearted.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2022
  • Despite the promise of its Tesla-sized screen, Prime is half-hearted about tech.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2022
  • The app feels light–hearted and easygoing, which is a change of pace from how much of our time on the internet is spent.
    — Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022
  • So will Sauron now give up on his half-hearted effort to be good—or at least not outright evil?
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Despite the heavy subject, Shree took a light-hearted approach.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022
  • From the scandal of Bridgerton and the light-hearted banter of Schitt’s Creek, to the drama of Yellowstone and more, there’s a lot of good stuff on the small screen right now.
    — Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2022
  • Half-hearted stints, in the next few years, as a legal apprentice and an army ensign proved just as abortive.
    — Clare Bucknell, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
  • Each week two celebrities will go head-to-head in a light-hearted face-off, knives in hand and spices on the rack, ready to cook the best dish this side of the Hollywood Hills.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 May 2022
  • Both white and blue sharks showed a marked preference for warm-hearted eddies.
    — Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2022
  • Charles's joyful and light-hearted mood means that any decline in the Queen's health was likely rapid the following day.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Sondheim’s sooty, sour-hearted music and lyrics are the things that etch themselves into your mind.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The oldest of Boles' sons, Daly was sweet, a bit insecure, soft-hearted, a rule follower and did great in school.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2022
  • By contrast, Sonic Frontiers does feel a bit half-hearted and not all that well thought through.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • So, sticking with the light-hearted, more comical nature of the show, who better than Leap-Frog?
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This entire cast delivers on that, walking the tight-rope of the show's tongue-in-cheek sense of humor and its big-hearted message.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • But there’s nothing light-hearted or witty about life now.
    — Kate Finnigan, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2022
  • More attacks continued throughout the night, although the mood was light-hearted at some stages.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The trip is not one for the faint-hearted: At its highest, the Semmering Railway reaches 2,900 feet above sea level.
    — Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2022

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