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
Her alleged gentleness made up for his anger.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025
Hopefully the same nurses that LaNasa toasted to in her speech, those whose grit and gentleness are manifest in Dana Evans, will feel that they are sharing in this win.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
That gentleness is surprising in a tool as powerful as an elephant’s trunk.
From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 20, 2024
“Oh, Lily,” she said, and there was gentleness in her words, like they’d been rocked in a little hammock of tenderness down in her throat.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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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