gentle as a lamb
Example Sentences
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But Kelso, winner of an alltime record $1,977,896 before his retirement last March, was as gentle as a lamb.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then it will be Lavinia’s turn to be mad as a hornet—unless she discovers your clever scheme and, gentle as a lamb and sweet as a kitten, somehow persuades you to share.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
And the irony of it was that he was as gentle as a lamb.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
Toward strangers his manner was gentle as a lamb.
From Iermola by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
She seemed a nice obedient girl, gentle as a lamb, frolicsome as a puppy.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules
