Gently

Examples

• There were lines upon his forehead, but Time seemed to have touched him gently, remembering how kind he was to others. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• She gently touched him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• That I'm forced to do, said Caleb, still more gently, lifting up his hand. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I sat down in the vacant chair--gently unclasped the poor, worn, restless fingers, and took both her hands in mine. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Yet the force of this mighty giant is so completely under control, and may be brought to act so gently, as scarcely to crack a nut placed to receive its fall. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Not exactly that,' rejoined Mr. Brownlow, laughing; 'but we must proceed gently and with great care. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He put her gently from him, and looked at her unconscious mother. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I gently opened the door so as not to disturb him, and spoke my few parting words in low tones, which he might hear or not, as he pleased. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• After remaining in thought a minute he added gently, I will not intrude upon you longer. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I never knew you cruel before, father, she said, very gently, and went out. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• This moment was one of intense interest, the huge bulk gliding as gently and easily forward as if she had been but a small boat. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He watched me, still; he gently raised his hand to stroke my hair; it touched my lips in passing; I pressed it close, I paid it tribute. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I do not want to vex you; and besides, we must speak gently, for mamma is asleep; but your whole manner offends me--' 'How! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• And so, gently, he bore his fate, knowing it, and content to bear it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I said gently, Rachel! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Yeobright gently asked. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• It is a matter of feeling with Mrs Boffin,' said Rokesmith, gently. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• In pursuance of this idea, he pushed open the door gently--but the room was inhabited. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• To take off copies lay dry sheets of paper on the reversed impression, press gently, and remove quickly. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• You look tired--do sit down, he repeated gently. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He touched me gently on the forehead, and went out. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I can keep secrets, said Venn gently. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• From the entrance into the lists, a gently sloping passage, ten yards in breadth, led up to the platform on which the tents were pitched. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Holmes entered on tiptoe, waited for me to follow, and then very gently closed the door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mrs. Pryor, bending over the pale little sufferer, was now smoothing the hair under her cap, and gently raising her pillow. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr. Skimpole gently reasoned with him as he made a little drawing of his head on the fly-leaf of a book. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• There is a spirituality about the face, however--she gently turned it towards the light--which the typewriter does not generate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• With a deprecating smile, the host gently raised and gently lowered his shoulders. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• And she settled herself, resting against my arm--resting gently, not with honest Mistress Fanshawe's fatiguing and selfish weight. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Twemlow ventures gently to argue. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

Editor: Tamara