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    Use "gentleness" in a sentence

    gentleness example sentences

    gentleness


    1. It is beautiful in its own way here, and there is more gentleness if not as much grandeur


    2. In this wave of harmony and gentleness is dom-


    3. The family likeness is very obvious seeing the two men together like this, but there is also a little of his grandmother as well, a gentleness which you don’t often see in men


    4. Your gentleness with Lady Elizabeth, thinking of her need over your own, this marked you as a man of great compassion


    5. leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest


    6. She was fond of him, too, for he had a remarkable gentleness and courtesy in his dealings with women


    7. Domingo was established by pirates and freebooters, who, for a long time, neither required the protection, nor acknowledged the authority of France; and when that race of banditti became so far citizens as to acknowledge this authority, it was for a long time necessary to exercise it with very great gentleness


    8. The administration of the French colonies, however, has always been conducted with much more gentleness and moderation than that of the Spanish and Portuguese


    9. The protection of the magistrate renders the slave less contemptible in the eyes of his master, who is thereby induced to consider him with more regard, and to treat him with more gentleness


    10. She swallowed, watching Glen stroke her hair, the fierceness in his eyes, the gentleness in his touch

    11. Still, though it was gruff it was filled with concern and gentleness


    12. All he could offer was gentleness


    13. Try to break it to the kid with some gentleness


    14. For all her gentleness, Grandma had a finely-honed sense of what was appropriate, and on occasion she could amaze with her unflinching stand when aroused


    15. “She gave her life defending us,” Tris says with surprising gentleness


    16. The former I had seen before, but from this vantage I could see his kindness and gentleness at first hand as he greeted me warmly


    17. Anger and hatred are the conditions for ugliness, and loving care, gentleness, and kind speech are the conditions for beauty


    18. closing slowly, his face assumed a gentleness, a peace angel


    19. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance" (Gal


    20. according to our expectation, 15 we resolved, not with strength of spear, but with gentleness and much humanity, as it were to nurse

    21. There was a stitch of trust and forgiveness in Roger’s part, but no greater capacity for gentleness and love in Josie’s apparent lack of genuine honesty


    22. There was both a fire and gentleness in his eyes


    23. Not in the way the cane did, but with gentleness


    24. “Be careful,” Johan said, connecting to Talus with his thoughts and understanding with such gentleness that Annyeke almost forgot to breathe


    25. 14 Since our Asiatic campaign the particulars of which you know and which by the aid of the gods not lightly given and by our own vigour has been brought to a successful issue according to our expectation 15 we resolved not with strength of spear but with gentleness and much humanity as it were to nurse the inhabitants of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia and to be their willing benefactors


    26. The mind-cane had never spoken to him, in any fashion, with such gentleness before, and Simon was moved to obey


    27. Not simply a river bordered by banks, but a thousand rivers rolling together without any gentleness of land to break the horizon’s power


    28. But may the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ Himself who is the Son of God and our everlasting High Priest build you up in faith and truth and in all meekness gentleness patience long-suffering forbearance and purity; and may He bestow on you a lot and portion among His saints and on us with you and on all that are under heaven who shall believe in our Lord and God Jesus Christ and in His Father who “raised Him from the dead”


    29. 1 The Father whose mercies are over all things who loves to do good has bowels of compassion for those who fear him and with gentleness and kindness bestows his favour on those who come to him with a pure mind


    30. "I can see the power of the sea and its gentleness

    31. how it would react to gentleness instead of the torturous pain and


    32. the gentleness she remembered so well


    33. I think it’s bad for young people to watch porn and explicit sex programs, because of what I said earlier—it isn’t real, and sex without affection and gentleness is a very poor model that harms the development of healthy relationships


    34. ‘All wise men not infected by religious dogma have always advocated kindness, generosity, consideration, affection, honesty, hospitality, compassion, charity, humour, gentleness, equality, listening, egalitarianism, respect for the elderly, love of children, and diligent respect for the land, plants and animals


    35. There is none of the starting gentleness of his last kiss


    36. What was she afraid of? Had she known so little gentleness that something so mundane as a thankful kiss could undermine her defenses?


    37. Jesus skillfully and tenderly cared for the lad, and the father was amazed by both the gentleness and adeptness manifested in all his ministry to the afflicted youth


    38. With all of this physical and intellectual influence manifest in the Master's presence, there were also all those spiritual charms of being which have become associated with his personality -- patience, tenderness, meekness, gentleness, and humility


    39. "They have taken the rest of the wounded into the other chambers," answered the woman in the soft speech of the Tecuhltli women, which somehow did not suggest either softness or gentleness in the speakers


    40. She observed my stare and enchantment, and gave me a smile that radiated calmness, gentleness, and goodness

    41. ” Isaac’s tone was calm and determined with a gentleness he normally reserved for his patients


    42. There was a gentleness about these two giants that always impressed the others


    43. gentleness with firmness is called for


    44. He had a handsome head of silver hair which fell down over his forehead like the plume of a cockatoo, and his blue eyes, lively and close-set, revealed the gentleness of a man who had read all of the books


    45. He struggled a bit at first, but the gun and my gentleness


    46. With a gentleness that belied the size of his hands, he plucked a piece of thread-like membrane from the leaf and placed it on the table before her


    47. Sending him to soak in a large stone bath full of warm water, the cleaning lady next washed up Tera, showing gentleness with her: Clara was after all a slave herself and had gone through the same ordeal as Tera when she was young


    48. “Uh, yes, that will be fine,” she replied, a trace of the gentleness


    49. Ingrid, bent on playing the card of gentleness and care in order to extract as much info out the man as she could, answered in a friendly tone


    50. he treated them with a caring and gentleness that belied his physical










































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    Synonyms for "gentleness"

    gentleness mildness softness gradualness sensitivity delicacy tenderness compassion pliability carefulness caution kindness sweetness docility complaisance pliancy obedience tractability

    "gentleness" definitions

    the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual


    acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered