gentleness
Example Sentences
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Many European skin-care brands have long been known for giving priority to both effectiveness and gentleness on the skin, according to dermatologist Marisa Garshick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Brian Lindstrom died this morning the way he lived — with gentleness and courage, grace and gratitude for his beautiful life,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
Masi said her son was a confident child, "always kind and full of patience and gentleness".
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
That gentleness is surprising in a tool as powerful as an elephant’s trunk.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jun. 20, 2024
The room hovered around me with great gentleness, as if the chairs and the tables and the walls were withholding their weight out of sympathy for my sudden frailty.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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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