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
Arteta has handled Nwaneri with kid gloves since giving him his debut, but felt this was the time and place to give him the biggest spotlight of his career so far.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
But the idea of handling such a gleeful provocateur with kid gloves seems to somehow miss the point of De Palma’s work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
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
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
