gentleness
Example Sentences
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Masi said her son was a confident child, "always kind and full of patience and gentleness".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Worse, it is a subtle form of victim-blaming, as it implies that the targets of defamation can make it stop by responding with gentleness instead of anger.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2024
Although Disney has become synonymous with a certain gentleness, these cartoons are sort of violent.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024
That gentleness is surprising in a tool as powerful as an elephant’s trunk.
From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 20, 2024
Nevertheless, after a little while he did go to her and his gentleness melted her last remnants of control, for she began to weep.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing gentleness
"American Names"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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The Suffix -ness, Part 2
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