You have to lead people gently toward what they already know is right. From LearnThat.org.
A gently sloping terrain. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He talked gently to the injured animal. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Add to the batter and fold in gently but thoroughly. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
"Come in gently, Phineas; I do think there is a change.". From Wordnik.com. [John Halifax, Gentleman] Reference
May they drop in gently and to worthy purpose for every one. From Wordnik.com. [Footsteps Darkly Past] Reference
I'll give you a tour of all the pubs and break you in gently. From Wordnik.com. [Doh Ray Me Me Me Me Me Me...........] Reference
Press the nuts in gently so that they will set into the chocolate. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-12-01] Reference
"You gone to sleep?" he called gently, and gave her a little shake. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Land] Reference
They led him quite gently from the cache, which he forgot to close. From Wordnik.com. [In a Far Country] Reference
Stir in gently and allow to continue to cook until vegetables are tender. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
Lafe cried out again, calling her name gently, imploringly, and tenderly. From Wordnik.com. [Rose O'Paradise] Reference
"It seems to me," Aggie put in gently, "that you make very little of love.". From Wordnik.com. [Tish] Reference
It seemed to him that he heard some one calling gently to him, "Mr. Dryfoos!". From Wordnik.com. [A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete] Reference
The avocado should be tossed in gently, so that the cubes retain their shape. From Wordnik.com. [Salsa de Aguacate con Kiwi: Avocado and Kiwi Salsa] Reference
I shooed the cat gently from the yard and stood for a moment enjoying the day. From Wordnik.com. [The Legend of ChickChick | Fantasy Fiction - Brian Rathbone.com] Reference
I pronounced her name gently, she saw me, and the next moment I held her in my arms. From Wordnik.com. [John James Audubon] Reference
Add the chocolate and whisk it in gently until it is melted and the custard is smooth. From Wordnik.com. [Four-Star Chocolate Bread Pudding!] Reference
They break themselves in gently before graduating to the hard-core mind-blowing stuff. From Wordnik.com. [How Field & Stream Ruined My Life] Reference
She spoke the word gently, as if to imply that's how it would feel, and we believed her. From Wordnik.com. [Psychology Today Daily Features] Reference
She decided to break them in gently by wearing them while she wrote her Christmas cards. From Wordnik.com. [Medpundit] Reference
Especially when it results in gently melancholic mood pieces being turned into semi-tragic arias. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Night Music] Reference
So good to get home to the garden … any time away and it calls gently to the gardener to return. From Wordnik.com. [I Call Your Name « Fairegarden] Reference
She finished out the primary calendar, with Garin gently steering the campaign into port on June 3. From Wordnik.com. [The Front-Runner’s Fall] Reference
"Lay hold on my title gently, please, Mrs. Steering. From Wordnik.com. [Sally of Missouri] Reference
"Rachel," the minister's wife called gently after her. From Wordnik.com. [Five Little Peppers and their Friends] Reference
Sahwah swung up beside her and called her gently by name. From Wordnik.com. [The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos] Reference
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