How to Use gentleness in a Sentence

gentleness

noun
  • For the first time in the entire trip, a gentleness fell over us.
    — Anne Slowey, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2018
  • Their gentleness with the kids who wanted to speak up, who are now adults.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Inside, there was that core of love and grace and gentleness.
    — William Martin, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2018
  • There was some much needed gentleness and hope in her voice, and also in the clothes that came down the runway.
    — Sara Radin, Teen Vogue, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Somebody Somewhere is a spot of gentleness in a world that’s very hard.
    — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Friends spoke of her rare gentleness, openness to the world and genuine love of people.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The thought of all that genius and gentleness going to waste was more than Morton could bear.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The thought of all that genius and gentleness going to waste was more than Morton could bear.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But the show is for children, and for them, the pacing and gentleness is an excellent fit.
    — Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2018
  • In the fall of 2020, Kevin Thompson delivered a sermon about the gentleness of God.
    — New York Times, 9 May 2022
  • And maybe, in this hyped up, more-faster-now world, a little gentleness can change your life after all.
    — Rebecca Misner, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Julie Flett’s dark-toned drawings capture the gentleness of the story.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Or when bass-baritone Dashon Burton sang of death with both strength and gentleness.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2019
  • There was always a gentleness to him, but also a sassy sense of humor.
    — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • While there were some big, bold lines in the stormy first movement, there was disarming gentleness in the Andante.
    — Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • So much of that gentleness has been missing from our world lately.
    — Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Many people who saw the video were struck by the gentleness of that redirection.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Our test parent loved the gentleness over the typical abrupt tapping their teen on the shoulder to rise.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025
  • While your skin is sunburned, gentleness is key in all your treatments.
    — Amber Rambharose, Glamour, 26 May 2021
  • There will be growing pains along the way, so move with ease, gentleness and kindness — not just for ourselves but for others as well.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 8 Apr. 2024
  • As a counterbalance to their harsh day, allow your kids the gentleness of a hug or cuddle.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
  • As a counterbalance to their harsh day, allow your kids the gentleness of a hug or cuddle.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
  • As a counterbalance to their harsh day, allow your kids the gentleness of a hug or cuddle.
    — John Duffy, CNN, 26 July 2021
  • As a counterbalance to their harsh day, allow your kids the gentleness of a hug or cuddle.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
  • In a scene that prizes gentleness in male idols and where plastic surgery is ubiquitous, the subject was potent.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Lifting them out of the ground requires some gentleness to avoid damaging them.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Lifting them out of the ground requires some gentleness to avoid damaging them.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
  • Mary's kindness, gentleness and faith were evident to all who knew her.
    — courant.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • In some not-quite-definable way, the film itself is all of a piece with Rogers’s principled gentleness.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2018
  • In this coming era—during which fear, corruption, and avarice will stand in prominence—gentleness, morality, and reason must be cherished in whatever form they can be found.
    — The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025

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