velvet glove
Example Sentences
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“We’ve got to a point where we can no longer be able to afford the velvet glove diplomacy.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2023
After leading with McBride’s iron fist, a union insider said, the group intends to follow up with the velvet glove of more moderate board members.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2020
“It’s nice if you can put a velvet glove over the iron fist.”
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2018
The haleem, a silky stew of chicken, lentils and grains, is a punch of Pakistani spice delivered with a velvet glove.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2017
That Ferdinando Brown knows how to conceal his claws beneath a velvet glove.
From The Fixed Period by Trollope, Anthony
