1.   He also lightens the tone with good comic timing.

2.   I said to lighten the tone.

3.   In a way, the movie might have been better served with more boxing and less angst, which actually may have lightened the tone.

4.   King also lightens the tone and bolsters authenticity by using music of the period to break up thematic segments.

5.   Lightening the tone, she says she saw a neighbor on the periphery of the fiery hayfield wearing a cowboy hat and lighting a cigarette.