kid gloves
Example Sentences
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He wore bright cravats, pointed shoes and yellow kid gloves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
He is a two-way star, coming off a second career Tommy John surgery, who has been managed with kid gloves and bubblewrap in his return to pitching duties this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
Arteta has handled Nwaneri with kid gloves since giving him his debut, but felt this was the time and place to give him the biggest spotlight of his career so far.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
Pittsburgh has used kid gloves with Jones at times, though he also threw a career-high 96 pitches over seven brilliant innings against Colorado last weekend.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
Francie saw practical black two-seaters drawn by a single high-stepping horse controlled by dandified young men in kid gloves with edges turned back to look like inverted cuffs.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
