How to Use light roast in a Sentence
light roast
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The highest levels of acrylamide were found in medium roasts, followed by light roasts and dark roasts.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Generally, light roasts have more caffeine than other roasts.
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Emily Santora,
Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hanna achieves this brand of coziness (think cinnamon, milk chocolate, or light roast coffee) in a matte coat.
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Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
11 Aug. 2025
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The camera cut to the audience, where Bezos and Preston were seen laughing side-by-side at the light roast.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
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But black-coffee obsessives sometimes gravitate toward very light roasts, which are a bit more polarizing and, not coincidentally, can be harder to find.
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Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Past presidents who have attended have generally spoken about the importance of free speech and the First Amendment, adding in some light roasts about individual journalists.
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Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Past presidents who have attended have generally spoken about the importance of free speech and the First Amendment, adding in some light roasts about individual journalists.
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David Bauder,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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