Sentence examples for gentle pat from inspiring English sources

Male fruit flies give females a gentle pat on the behind to let them know they are interested (not much different from some guys I know).

Faced with suspicious or recalcitrant parents, their only weapon is reassurance: a gentle pat on the hand, a shared cup of tea, an offer to seek religious assurances from a pro-vaccine cleric.

The great highs and lows of life are storms that pass quickly and leave behind an empty feeling, but a gentle pat on the shoulder can be enough to see you through until tomorrow.

Tuilagi wears his 20-year-old heart on his sleeve: that much was obvious when he took profound exception to a gentle pat on the head and decked his fellow red-rose back Chris Ashton with a three-punch combination of considerable quality during last season's Premiership semi-final between Leicester and Northampton.

Ms. Ryder, who spent her 31st birthday last week in the third-floor Beverly Hills courtroom, was pale and impassive as the verdict was read, offering only a weak half-smile and a gentle pat on the back to her lawyer, Mark Geragos.

"Remember taking child's pose is okay," the yoga teacher says with a gentle pat on my back as she glides serenely around the room.

As is common in China, there were no random smiles, no effort at small talk, no hand squeezing or gentle pats.

He even pulled up fine, came back to the winner's circle, posed for photographs, accepted the gentle pats of the humans in his life and tasted that first sip of cold water afterward.

More kisses, hugs and gentle pats on the back.

A layer of eye cream was then applied around the eye area with gentle patting and night moisturizer was liberally applied to the face and neck.

A layer of eye cream was then applied around the eye area with gentle patting and day moisturizer was liberally applied to the face and neck.