Sentence examples for a gentle refusal from inspiring English sources

Pankaj Mishra prefaces "The Ramayana" (Penguin; $13), a prose retelling of the epic poem, with the observation that Narayan, far from lacking political clear-sightedness, responded with a "pragmatic realism, a gentle refusal to regard good and evil as unmixed".

After getting to know Weisgall, I gradually began to suspect that his gentle refusal to take me on as a pupil, after perusing a few of my student scores, stemmed from politeness toward a young composer with no talent rather than a lack of time on his part.

A gentle paddle?

More a gentle inquiry.

Not a gentle friend.

A gentle giant.

A gentle, modest pleasure.

A gentle, silent man.

A gentle robber baron!

A gentle, quiet stoic.

A gentle protest perhaps?