Sentence examples for gently pick up from inspiring English sources

One of the finished prototypes, a five-fingered hand, can perform four types of grasping motions, all under the control of one motor: it can turn a key or a knob, grab a dumbbell, gently pick up small objects with the tip of the thumb and forefinger, or combine these grips for oddly shaped objects.

He sees the good in all living creatures even the tiniest of bugs that he finds in his abode which he will gently pick up to carry down 15 flights of stairs to place safe and alive in the peaceful park across the street from his building.

Gently pick up the jewel with tweezers.

Gently pick up your dog's paw and hold it.

Gently pick up and remove your beardie from its enclosure.

Gently pick up your cat and set him down on the table.

Mr. Van gently picked up his wife and placed her in the cart.

With his thumb and forefinger, the Mets' right-hander gently picked up a shoe.

And, of course, the diction gently picks up the Biblical thread of the reference to Jacob and Esau, a story that begins with a father's blessing.

The cabby bends down in front of his cab and gently picks up a newborn bird that has fallen from its nest.

In fairness, family films released in the run-up to Christmas tend to start rather gently, picking up steam when schools break up.