kid gloves
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Olympic athletes from the streets of Milan to the far reaches of the Dolomites are all learning an important lesson: If you win a medal, treat it with kid gloves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
He is a two-way star, coming off a second career Tommy John surgery, who has been managed with kid gloves and bubblewrap in his return to pitching duties this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
Pittsburgh has used kid gloves with Jones at times, though he also threw a career-high 96 pitches over seven brilliant innings against Colorado last weekend.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
None of this, however, explains Meadows' role in Jack Smith's federal case in D.C., where the former chief of staff has apparently been treated with kid gloves throughout the process.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023
Only if he thinks the same of me, but I’m the kind of person you have to treat with kid gloves, I know that all too well.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
