gently

Example Sentences

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But Jodie felt "the spark wasn't there" and she was planning to let him down gently.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Instead, let it warm gently in the finished sauce, absorbing flavor while staying tender.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The team suspected that a vent had frozen over, so they gently turned the ship so that the vent faced the sun, warming it up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

On an embroidered picnic laid out on the grass, a group of friends chatted over tea as food simmered gently on a gas stove.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

When I mentioned any of this to Mutti, which I did, often, she would just put her arm around me, and say with a gently reproving smile and a shrug, “Me too, Elizabeth, me too.”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo