gently tuck
Frequency: 6.07.8 per million words
to place something softly and without force
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Examples (10)
- She gently tucked the blanket around the sleeping baby.
- He always gently tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
- The nurse gently tucked the sheet under the patient's chin.
- Before leaving, she gently tucked a small note into his pocket.
- Please gently tuck these loose papers into the folder.
- He watched his mother gently tuck him into bed every night.
- The old woman would gently tuck her hands into her lap.
- The baker gently tucked the warm bread into a clean cloth.
- Can you gently tuck the edges of the rug under the sofa?
- A soft breeze made the curtain gently tuck itself inward.