Examples of gentleness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022 Mungo’s problem is not just his mother but his inherent gentleness, which is taboo in the city’s hyper-masculine culture. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2022 Overall, supporting someone with an eating disorder requires patience, education, understanding, compassion and gentleness. — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 20 Mar. 2022 After a brief evaluation, the enormous, bald, kind-eyed man carries my boy down our stairs with the gentleness of a father. — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022 After Yang has a similar gentleness, coupled with more ambitious world building. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2022 Sadly, the filmmaker’s road trip errs on the side of excessive gentleness. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 Feb. 2022 The dominating feeling is one of gentleness, grace, and care. — Devin Kelly, Longreads, 19 Jan. 2022 There’s something about Melanie that is very gentle, but there’s pointy edges under that gentleness. — Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2022 See More

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