gentle
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"His kindness and generosity touched countless lives, and everyone who knew him remembers his gentle spirit and willingness to help others," the write-up said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Our Jack, our gentle giant, we love you beyond words and will love you forever. Rest peacefully, son."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Celebrated Japanese writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda specializes in gentle, sentimental films about the tiny fissures that form along the foundation of families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The opening “Hit the Wall” begins with a gentle repeating synth pulse and spare piano chords, dropping us into the familiar world of Mr. Dessner’s productions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
As the boat bobbed on the gentle current, I began to feel nauseous, and a cold sweat broke out on my brow.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
"I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people's bodies, no matter what."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
It then rises more slowly, giving volcanic gases additional time to escape and making a gentler, effusive eruption more likely.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Colbert’s version is gentler but also the most successful.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
That we will glimpse a gentler, healthier Creasy?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
“Yes, well. I expect you to do a better job next time. A girl gets her life saved, she expects gentler treatment all-round.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
His “Peaky Blinders” co-star Cillian Murphy remembered Neill as “one of the kindest, funniest and gentlest people, and one of the finest actors,” while Nicole Kidman celebrated Neill as “one of the greats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"He was the gentlest soul who was the first to be there for all of his friends and family."
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Best For: VPN newbies who want the gentlest introduction possible, or anyone who needs quick privacy protection for specific tasks.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
“You have the gentlest voice,” Sonia tells him.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
“I went into her house and ate her food. But I was joking about being bewitched. She’s the gentlest little person you ever saw. You’d love her, Mercy.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Coconut milk gentles the green-chile heat in the thick, creamy sauce.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2017
Mallory Ortberg: That’s all for this week, gentles.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2016
Saturday's conditions at Whistling Straits led to outstanding scores, as gentles breezes off Lake Michigan, combined with greens that Phil Mickelson described as "pristine, beautiful, large and receptive," produced a festival of birdies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2015
Beside a shallow pool at the ring's center, a young woman gentles a skittery gray horse, their reflections glimmering on the water's turquoise surface.
From Time Magazine Archive
So he had gone with him that night to the banquet-hall, and there had served him, and, after, had attended him with some lords and gentles.
From The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford, Ford Madox
It seems somehow like he’s gentled us into it with benevolent trickery — as if he’d said, “Look! Over there,” and while we were distracted ripped a Band-Aid off our skin.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
On the phone from Britain, Wainwright speaks in quick, declarative sentences, gentled a bit by her Yorkshire accent with its long A’s, round O’s and forgiving consonants, but still quite direct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2019
After nearly 20 years as a gallery destination, and despite a spate of sleek new apartment buildings, it is still nothing but art, and it still feels surprisingly raw — gentrified but not especially gentled.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2011
Luckily, when I arrived here 20 years ago I was already so bitter and twisted from supporting the Boro for three decades that if anything the added sourness and torque have gentled my disposition.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2010
“No, Empress. Not as we understand the word. But he knows her, and she has gentled him, that’s true, and I don’t think he poses any danger to her—as long as I’m here.”
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Like a grade-school teacher, the matrix provides a physical framework that supports and organizes the cells, gentling and channeling them to harmoniously create a functional tissue.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
Canfield’s debut feature is infused with its own measure of that gentling spirit.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
These handling and gentling exercises will essentially be like playing doctor with your puppy.
From Fox News ● Mar. 23, 2022
This gentling spares many vulnerable kids years of suffering.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2013
Her bare hands worked them into the ground, prodding and gentling, as if putting to bed an endless supply of small children.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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