gently

Example Sentences

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His injuries were not life-threatening, so they gently asked him to wait, getting him to hold his wife's hand, while they tended to other casualties.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

She is gently skeptical of the idea that people are shaped in predictable ways by the order in which they come into the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The sound system is handled by an L-Acoustics L-ISA 250-speaker matrix suspended dynamically behind a specialized acoustic fabric wall, material that Anadol loves to let people touch gently to confirm its woven tensile character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The goal is to gently warm tissue at the back of the eye just enough to activate natural repair systems, without causing harm.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

He turns to go up the steps once again, and I latch on to his arm and gently pull him back toward me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold