gentleness
Example Sentences
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Note to future adapters: Gentleness can indeed be more theatrically enthralling than empty boldness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
Gentleness is the first impression leading us into "Feels Good Man," which opens with artist Matt Furie stooping to pick up a tiny amphibian by a local lake, smiling as it hops up his arm.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2020
Gentleness is not required here, especially when your partner has clearly lost sight of his responsibilities to your toddler in his fantasy of “helping people connect over food.”
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2020
As Leo Buscaglia observed, “Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2018
Gentleness and modesty were by no means their usual characteristics, but rather a fierce overflowing life.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
Vocabulary lists containing gentleness
"American Names"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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The Suffix -ness, Part 2
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