gentle giant

noun

: a large but gentle person or animal

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Just like Jax, a 7-year-old gentle giant called Godrick thought he'd been adopted, only to be returned to the shelter shortly after. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 From November to March, visitors and locals suit up and take the chilly plunge to spend face-to-face time with these gentle giants. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025 The gentle giants that call the sanctuary home — of which there have been 34 in total — come from a wide range of circumstances. Angele Latham, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025 The bonfire was nice and all, but who knew the stoic and gentle giant was also so damn funny? Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gentle giant

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“Gentle giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentle%20giant. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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