Sentence examples for gentled from inspiring English sources
The word "gentled" is usable in written English and is well written
It can be used to describe the act of making something gentle or calming, often in reference to animals or emotions. Example: "She gentled the frightened horse with her soothing voice and gentle touch." Alternatives include "calmed" or "soothed."
Two representatives, John Nanovic and Frank Armstrong, pointed out various features of the car, such as its lowered waistline, the curve of the roof which has been gentled, the paint that gives it a third-dimensional look, and the wider seats.
Like many of the astronauts, all of whom had started out as near-parodies of the clean-cut type, radiant with health and hope, he seemed to grow a little more expressive to look at, and listen to, with age, as if something in their journeys, sprung free from our usual gravity, had loosened up their frames and gentled them with wisdom.
Hillary became reconciled to the President's pursuing NAFTA (and putting health care aside) only after several days of debate, and of being "gentled along" by Maggie Williams; and, even after she agreed, she took actions in the pre-NAFTA period which, whether she was conscious of it or not, had the potential for undermining NAFTA's passage.
Through this kind of ritualized fun, Roy found, "the 'beast of boredom' was gentled to the harmlessness of a kitten".
We have postponed health care until after the budget — we can't hold it up any longer!' There were those who felt you could abandon NAFTA — you could say, 'The Mexicans are not doing enough.' There were reasons that you could present if you wanted to walk away from NAFTA.... Hillary was convinced that NAFTA would hurt health care — but Maggie Williams gentled along the idea that it would help".
After nearly 20 years as a gallery destination, and despite a spate of sleek new apartment buildings, it is still nothing but art, and it still feels surprisingly raw — gentrified but not especially gentled.
He was one of the most gentle and unflappable politicians I have ever known, yet he was immensely courageous, too, not least when he spoke for the country against the invasion of Iraq".
In theory, it is possible that gentle nudges will turn into intrusive diktats and the nanny state will drain individual responsibility.
The answer is not for "formal" education to begin earlier, but the evidence in favour of state funding for play-based, nursery settings from the age of two – followed by a gentle transition into school life – is clear.
But she said the media – traditional and social – had misrepresented her son, whom she characterises as a "gentle giant", despite his conviction in 2014 for a home invasion.
This third collection by the Irish poet is full of luminous imagery and sometimes a gentle, almost wistful, touch, as in "Brigie": "When you smile in your sleep / I think of the seal's tail / whispering above the waves, / slipping back again into the deep".
