gently
Example Sentences
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Not literally — unless you, too, are vulnerable to the siren song of pressed bread — but by staying open to a new-to-you tool that might gently reroute how you cook, even in a small way.
From Salon
The small, fully automated rocket took off vertically, and the capsule carrying the tourists then detached in flight before gently descending back to the Texas desert, slowed by parachutes.
From Barron's
In his day, her story was so popular that he had to gently reminded his audience that it did not have the authority of the Bible.
A longer-term concern is around the behavior of Japanese investors when their home central bank is gently raising rates.
“Angela is starting to get a little bit more curious. She’s coming up very gently, mom has been letting her get closer and do sweet little kisses.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
