Sentence examples for had been gently from inspiring English sources

The frame was stained a dark oak color, and looked as if it had been gently aged.

But Mr. Wilson and his fellow Republicans had been gently reminded at a private party meeting to be respectful.

Two such rolls had been gently unrolled and laid on a long table, looking like ancient papyrus or parchments.

It had been gently braised and was served with diced raw onions and fresh coriander leaves on a corn taco.

Hours earlier, the nonbeliever had repeated his request to receive communion — just in case there was something to this religion business — but had been gently denied by Gerecke.

"Never mind, let's leave," I said to the taxi driver, who had been gently threading his way through the ancient pathways of the eternal city.

The two buildings have been gently restored.

The United States has been gently urging China to allow its currency, the renminbi, to appreciate.

Since then he has been gently steering the firm into its right-hand turn.

It's as if a lush protective rug has been gently draped over the entire building.

So far this year, the eurozone has been gently declining rather than collapsing.