gentle
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Despite the cold, there’s no radiation to worry about and only gentle 10 mph winds to disturb those dunes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
They’re basically soft-spoken toxic boys who have convinced themselves that being gentle in delivery automatically makes them healthy communicators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
"A selfless and gentle soul, he tirelessly uplifted others through his words and actions. His achievements were great and we do not want misrepresentations about his character to overshadow them," they added.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, then reduce the heat as needed to maintain it.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
In the hush of horror that followed, there was a gentle pressure on my knees.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"Earlier studies often examined gentler bends or relied on external pressure, making this subtle effect difficult to separate," Iyengar said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 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
The announcement also follows previous comments from Grande scolding people to “be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people's bodies, no matter what."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Safe to do what?” he says in a gentler tone.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
"He was the gentlest soul who was the first to be there for all of his friends and family."
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
In Sunday’s statement, she dubbed her singer husband “the gentlest of souls” and said “we were equally astonished as fans at Perry’s physical outburst.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024
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
My father, the gentlest man I know, was very upset when he discovered it hanging crooked the next morning.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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
And right anon the gentles gan to cry ‘Nay! let him tell us of no ribaldry....’
From Chaucer and His England by G. G. Coulton
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. I have handled him and gentled him. Also, he’s not feeling very fierce just now because of the long journey he’s had, and the operation. Do you like him?”
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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
“Lie still,” Miss Maggie scolded, hurrying to the bed and gentling him back against the pillow.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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