kid gloves
Example Sentences
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He appeared to treat Romero with kid gloves when a heavier punishment could easily have been in order, only increasing the impression, publicly at least, that Frank struggles to impose himself on his players.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 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
But the idea of handling such a gleeful provocateur with kid gloves seems to somehow miss the point of De Palma’s work.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
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
Some bridge tallies with tassels on them, two pairs of white kid gloves.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
