gentleness
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It’s a future built entirely on gentleness — the very quality the world has denied him at every turn.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
She described him as "a war hero, our hero, and the family patriarch who wore his position with a gentleness and lightness of touch, unwavering positivity and a resolve to carry on".
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025
I started to believe I might actually be worthy of gentleness, of belonging.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
That gentleness is surprising in a tool as powerful as an elephant’s trunk.
From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 20, 2024
The kemmerer lay with his head on Faxe’s knees, breathing in gasps, still trembling; Faxe’s hand, with absent gentleness, stroked his hair.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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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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