But I noticed that the Samurai, poised lightly, like a bird on the verge of flight, merely rested one hand on the rail.

La Donna Stewart stood, tiny fists poised lightly on her hips.

He reached out a hand, lightly poised.

The body, poised lightly on the edge of the seat, breathed and quivered independently; the face was immobile and lived within its own dreams.

The Book Poised lightly on the petals of the lotus signifies the numerous branches of learning.

The goddess is poised lightly on a rock, and a stream of water pours from its cleft.

In the middle of the pool the statue of a naiad stood lightly poised on the surface of the water.

He stood lightly poised, swaying with the motion of the vessel, and his face was as pretty and bland as a wax doll's.

The man's feet poised lightly on the ledge of an eighty-sixth floor window.

An old-style bullet-firing assault rifle was poised lightly in his hands.