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Discover Ludwig"gently nudge" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the act of lightly pushing someone or something to move in a certain direction. For example: The teacher gently nudged the students out of the classroom after the bell rang.
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When diners resist, servers gently nudge them to succumb.
The way he will gently nudge a crucial left-hand note to anticipate some harmonic turning point is awesome.
Using a long wooden skewer, gently nudge the cucumbers deep in the jar to dislodge any air bubbles.
In this episode of This Week's Movies, Manohla Dargis writes that the wistful romantic comedy "Celeste & Jesse Forever" doesn't try to rock the world, just gently nudge it.
A wistful romantic comedy about love, marriage and never wanting to say you're sorry, "Celeste and Jesse Forever" doesn't try to rock the world — just gently nudge it.
But he did not gently nudge James toward the Chicago Bulls, Obama's hometown team, as the president did in an interview last month.
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The editors at Simon & Schuster gently nudged her away.
The United States has gently nudged South Korea to consider renewing contacts with the North.
As he rambled on, Graca got up and gently nudged him.
"He was a great believer in gently nudging you into doing what he wanted you to do.
Three women brought together by the meetings are gently nudged by their reading toward growth and happy endings.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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