gentle giant

noun

: a large but gentle person or animal

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Tommy White Rated PG-13, 1 hour 37 minutes Hank, an American living in Australia, is now trying to be a gentle giant, one who’s celebrating his one-year anniversary of sobriety and who clearly suffers from lingering emotional trauma. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The owner's gentle giant of an Irish wolfhound, named Yeats, is often on hand to mingle with patrons. — From Staff Reports, Des Moines Register, 20 July 2026 Having this type of data is crucial in protecting these gentle giants. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 This staff member was a quiet, gentle giant that our friends and relatives didn’t know of or about. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gentle giant

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“Gentle giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentle%20giant. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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