gentleness
Example Sentences
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"Your wild imagination, your brave untethered womanhood, your ferocious gentleness is a guiding light to me."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
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
“I’m trying to move more with gentleness and ease.”
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024
All his uncertainty had disappeared, and his steady eye and voice plainly revealed the core of strength that Kit had always sensed beneath his gentleness.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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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