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Others compile more sedate moments under labels like "gentle tension" or "chill elder emo watching Traitors".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although other specialized microscopes can achieve finer resolution, the combination of detailed imaging, gentle illumination, and extended observation makes iISM particularly valuable for studying living biological systems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

He was gentle and kind to women and children.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The 9-year-old husky was described by Reyes as a playful dog who was gentle with children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

A gentle breeze was stirring the top of the big sycamore.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

For example, perhaps increased closeness to parents facilitated by smartphones or gentler parenting styles leads young adults in their 20s and early 30s to be more comfortable living with their folks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

But she acknowledges that her distinct approach — kinder, gentler, more tearful — is rooted in her particular skill set: “It’s similar to how I responded to being led in kitchens,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

"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

The cone of harsh light around her became gentler, warmer.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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

Folky fingerpicking and new-agey thoughts about self-help make “Deeper Well” one of the gentlest but firmest rebuffs imaginable.

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

“Mal was the nicest, gentlest person,” George Harrison lamented.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023

And I also feel fragile, as if the gentlest breeze could knock me over.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

And he gentles the excitable Tushingham into a performance of wonderful precision and variety.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pardon, gentles all, The flat unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.

From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount

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

The subjects of her essays have gentled somewhat, without any loss of acuity or elegance: the joys of being a grandmother, discovering the ukulele, the burly screen presence of Russell Crowe.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 30, 2017

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

“Hush, hush,” he gentled her, and held her in his arms.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

The material doesn’t want sophisticated adults mucking about in it or, worse, gentling its hard edges for commercial consumption.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

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

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

Gradually we drifted off, the whispers of breeze-blown branches and the breathing of horses gentling us to sleep.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs