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Discover LudwigThe phrase "put it gently" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when advising someone to express something in a soft or tactful manner.
Example: "When discussing sensitive topics, it's important to put it gently to avoid hurting feelings."
Alternatives: "phrase it softly" or "express it delicately."
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It was, to put it gently, unpopular.
Americans are, to put it gently, a self-absorbed people.
To put it gently, that is a matter of interpretation.
But ensemble playing was scrappy throughout, to put it gently.
And Warren's foreign-policy credentials are, to put it gently, modest.
Ms. Jackson is, to put it gently, an actress of limited expression.
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That is putting it gently.
There's no point in putting it gently: Mitt Romney had one of his worst polling days of the year on Wednesday.
Mr Hitzlsperger puts it gently, and with remarkable humour, which only redoubles the power of his testimony about sitting round "a table with 20 young men and listen[ing] to jokes about gays".
Though Feith was putting it gently, this is a formulation stating that a change of regime might not be a bad thing for other countries in the region besides Iraq.
Dr. Tyson put it more gently.
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