appear gentle

Frequency: 6.54.1 per million words

To give the impression of being gentle.

gentleVERBS + gentle

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appear

Examples (10)

  • He may appear very gentle at first glance.
  • The stray dog did appear surprisingly gentle with the children.
  • Her voice can appear extremely gentle during interviews.
  • They tried to appear fairly gentle in their criticism.
  • The new teacher does appear gentle and approachable.
  • Under soft lights, the giant wrestler could appear almost gentle.
  • She wants to appear deceptively gentle to lower their guard.
  • Even after the argument, he continued to appear gentle.
  • Will the new policy appear gentle to small businesses?
  • To appear gentle can be strategic in negotiations.