lighten the atmosphere

I felt it was time to lighten the atmosphere a little.

Her humor did not lighten the atmosphere in the room.

The good political advice was sufficient to lighten the atmosphere a little.

"Sounds like a marriage," I said, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

I'm trying to lighten the atmosphere, but Luke doesn't seem to notice.

The little mountains of earth scattered around didn't lighten the atmosphere, either.

And the young man, as if he wanted to lighten the atmosphere, turned toward Davey.

"Well," the prince said after a moment, trying to lighten the atmosphere, "at least they got them."

He turned aside every effort to lighten the atmosphere.

To lighten the atmosphere she picked up the letter.

"I take the fifth amendment," Lou said, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

She acknowledged the weak smiles at her attempt to lighten the atmosphere.

She tried to lighten the atmosphere between them.

Just trying to lighten the atmosphere a little.

In a bid to lighten the atmosphere she was quite willing to poke fun at herself.

I smile at her to lighten the atmosphere.

That seemed to lighten the atmosphere a bit.

Todd stepped in as host to lighten the atmosphere.

"Your turn," said Larissa briskly, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

She thought it was about time to lighten the atmosphere, take him away from intrigue and human failings.

"You must all be hungry," Margaret said, making a brisk effort to lighten the atmosphere.

These changes should lighten the atmosphere in which homosexual service members work and ease their fears of discharge.

There was no breeze to lighten the atmosphere.

'What about this new duke, then,' said Nanny, to lighten the atmosphere.

Some of the musicians felt that this action lightened the atmosphere resulting in the shows becoming more powerful.