gentle

Example Sentences

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He's not the same boy… in school you know, they remember Arlo being this gentle calm boy and now they've seen a real difference in him.

From BBC

Laboratory research has demonstrated that these compounds can form when icy dust grains containing methanol or blends of carbon dioxide and ammonia are exposed to ultraviolet light or gentle heating.

From Science Daily

No more swinging, slapping, or bed-destroying; just gentle rapping, proof of an afterlife.

From Literature

But it was summertime, so in a drowsy, lackadaisical frame of mind, Duane followed the shoreline of the Cold, Cold Ocean, paying no attention to anything other than the sound of the gentle lapping water.

From Literature

Mama wasn’t any too gentle about putting me to bed.

From Literature