Sentence examples for gently raised from inspiring English sources

Then he gently raised the bone from where it had rested since 1862.

A central bas-relief depicts the fragile goddess being gently raised from the surf by two handmaidens.

And a leading lady can't just sit there and listen; she has to be something of a stand-up monarch, quipping drolly with gently raised eyebrows.

You could call them precious: behold the artisanal souvenir, subtly flavored and locally produced in small batches, like mizuna gently raised by an organic farmer.

And proving that a men's golf locker room can be as catty as any other part of the culture, Woods's well-deserved reputation for parsimony was gently raised.

He strapped me in a leather "saddle" that was little more than a belt, and gently raised me above the level of my roof.

Tear the specimen by grasping the other lower corner of the fabric and gently raising the specimen and weight clear of the supporting surface.

In 1994, he began gently raising interest rates in an effort to prevent the economy from overheating and to engineer a "soft landing" without a recession.

"They stabbed him in the same place, here, in the heart," he said, gently raising his right hand and resting it on the blue and white checked hospital gown over his chest.

So we did the sandwich thing; telling him how lovely he was to have around the house, gently raising the slob issue and finishing off by saying he was funny, and charming and good company.

Perhaps, you could gently raise the possibility of her talking to a counselor or therapist to resolve some of the unresolved issues that are making her unhappy.