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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ever so gently" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is used to describe an action or manner that is very delicate or subtle. It can be used to add emphasis or to create a more descriptive image in the sentence. Example: The bird landed on the flower ever so gently, as if afraid to disturb its fragile petals.
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Ever so gently.
That was, to put it ever so gently, a lie.
She rolls a speckled egg ever so gently with her curved, pointed black beak.
"This is going on a bit," he said, ever so gently.
Aren't you biting the hand that feeds you, if ever so gently?
Ever so gently, Ms. Linney exploded that urban myth just a little.
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He gives Dennis ample opportunity to come clean and presses him ever so gently to come out with it, but Dennis refuses to take the bait.
When engaged with your thoughts*, return ever-so gently to the sacred word.
Make a point of saying two things, ever so gently, to the people who are going to pick you up.
With the palm of your hand, ever-so-gently press the chocolate chips into the batter a little.
Then she leaned down and ever-so-gently picked up her daughter.
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