gentleness
Example Sentences
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Many European skin-care brands have long been known for giving priority to both effectiveness and gentleness on the skin, according to dermatologist Marisa Garshick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Brian Lindstrom died this morning the way he lived — with gentleness and courage, grace and gratitude for his beautiful life,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
"Your wild imagination, your brave untethered womanhood, your ferocious gentleness is a guiding light to me."
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Worse, it is a subtle form of victim-blaming, as it implies that the targets of defamation can make it stop by responding with gentleness instead of anger.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2024
A gentleness flows into Volkheimer’s eyes and hangs there a moment.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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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