kid gloves
Example Sentences
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That apprehension is understandable, but ironically, the film treats adults with kid gloves.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
"That kind of argument really belongs to the past," he says, noting the idea that foreign investors "have to be treated with kid gloves or they run away... no longer has much force".
From BBC • May 6, 2026
By treating actual adults—the chat participants weren’t teenagers—with kid gloves, they contribute to the cultural malady of infantilization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
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
She removed her pearl-gray, skintight kid gloves, blew into each finger, smoothed and folded them and placed them on the piano.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
