Explore Gently through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mildly or lightly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Gently in a sentence
Related words
Gently meaning
- In a manner characterized by gentleness
- Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
Using Gently
- The main meaning on this page is: In a manner characterized by gentleness | Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. | In a manner characterized by gentleness
- Useful related words include: mildly, lightly, softly.
- In the example corpus, gently often appears in combinations such as: and gently, to gently, gently and.
Context around Gently
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gently
- In this selection, "gently" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fifth, falling, talk, push, rotate and placing stand out and add context to how "gently" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and stir gently into the and delicious when gently baked with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gently" sits close to words such as bancorp, battalion and edo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gently
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Additionally, bending the soles gently can help with flexibility. (9 words)
Add the flour to the oven bag, gently shaking to distribute. (11 words)
Break salmon into small chunks and stir gently into the pasta mixture. (12 words)
The most simple solution is to turn a piece of paper over (so that there is no ink) and gently rotate the reed around the paper while gently placing your fingers at the tip and the butt of the reed to ensure even distribution on the paper. (47 words)
With gorgeous imagery of snow falling gently and sound design silencing background noise so that Ann and Qi may talk gently to each other, it’s the kind of meet-cute that makes instant and enduring love seem like the only sensible option. (43 words)
As I didn’t have anything flat that I could get a grip of, I very carefully used the back of my hand to gently firm the compost, again making sure when I was finished that the surface was as level as possible. (43 words)
As Hitler said, sneering gently: ‘When an opponent declares “I will not come over to your side”, I say calmly, “Your child belongs to us already… What are you? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
To ensure a smooth transition from fourth to fifth, "gently push up to the middle", "using palm method push to the right", "then gently push up" again.
With gorgeous imagery of snow falling gently and sound design silencing background noise so that Ann and Qi may talk gently to each other, it’s the kind of meet-cute that makes instant and enduring love seem like the only sensible option.
The most simple solution is to turn a piece of paper over (so that there is no ink) and gently rotate the reed around the paper while gently placing your fingers at the tip and the butt of the reed to ensure even distribution on the paper.
Additionally, bending the soles gently can help with flexibility.
Add the flour to the oven bag, gently shaking to distribute.
Although this step is a minor inconvenience, handwashing allows you to gently clean the pan to preserve the nonstick coating.
An alto-range valediction by cellist John Sharp and purring lines by English horn Scott Hostetler gently guided us toward that movement’s abyss.
And with 62,000 bristle movements per minute, it removes 20 times more plaque by gently pulsing fluid between the teeth and gum line.
As Hitler said, sneering gently: ‘When an opponent declares “I will not come over to your side”, I say calmly, “Your child belongs to us already… What are you?
As I didn’t have anything flat that I could get a grip of, I very carefully used the back of my hand to gently firm the compost, again making sure when I was finished that the surface was as level as possible.
A simple adjustable brass nozzle may be all you need to gently mist, douse or fill a bucket.
As my mother lay dying at the University of Miami Medical Center, I watched as my eldest sister Sara gently stroked my mother’s face and told the nurse, “My mother is a queen.
A snip of a meme was shared on the social media site by user Singing Gently, and the video has had hundreds of views since it was posted.
At her commercial kitchen, LeCount has a steam kettle to gently cook the custard base.
At one point I was gently paddling downstream by myself in the kayak but suddenly saw one of our storage containers float by.
Break salmon into small chunks and stir gently into the pasta mixture.
But I think kabocha squash is delicious when gently baked with a little brown sugar and grated nutmeg, then blitzed to a velvety orange mash for enriching autumnal deserts.
But while two did just that, the third – Daisy the labrador – stayed put, staring intently at her owner before nudging her gently in the chest over and over again.
But with the alarm clock, I could set it to a radio station and it would gently play this until I woke up.
Challenging our search for love, it might leave you lovingly dazed from exposure and gently, violently composing realizations.
Common combinations with gently
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and gently 20×
- to gently 19×
- gently and 8×
- gently with 6×
- gently to 5×
- by gently 5×
- was gently 5×
- gently into 5×
- then gently 4×
- so gently 4×