gently

Example Sentences

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I am now the older person the ads gently tease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Daily Wire podcaster Michael Knowles gently asked Trump to “delete the picture, no matter the intent.”

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

“What if,” I’ll say gently, “we try something … lighter? But literary! Definitely still literary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Then she hauled herself out of her chair and waddled to the door and gently took Mr. McGinity by the elbow.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman