Preposition: into

• night: This is one child who is not letting their parent go gentle into that good night.

Preposition: as

• lamb: As he took this resolution the horse suddenly pulled short, poised at the cliff edge, now as gentle as a lamb.

Modifies a noun

• breeze: Down here in the garden there was only a gentle breeze, just enough to rustle the rhododendron bushes.

• slope: The Village of Braemar Coming up a gentle slope the road enters the village itself.

• persuasion: Together, in our play, we will be gentle persuasion.

• stroll: The routes vary from gentle strolls to full day hikes at high altitude.

• giant: Neville is in the tradition of gentle giants of the keyboard.

• reminder: Let his presence with you by his Spirit be a gentle reminder that every penny you have at your disposal really belongs to him.

Modifying Another Word

• deceptively: The route between Confluencia and Base Camp is certainly interesting and the start is deceptively gentle.

• fairly: At first we walked on smooth wide paths up through a fairly gentle foothill zone, with steps carved into steeper places.

• exceptionally: It was fair comment in the context of the exceptionally gentle policing, code-named Operation Harmony.

• relatively: What to wear One of the many pleasures of the South East is its relatively gentle climate.

• very: She smiled, even, was very gentle, very much at peace.

• quite: Even quite gentle green exercise can improve your health.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: A naughty boy seems very gentle when with his father.

• go: I decide I shall not go gentle into that good old people's home.

• become: Instead of becoming harsh and severe and bitter, he had become more gentle, more kindly.

• use: Emollients should be applied frequently, using gentle, downward strokes to prevent folliculitis.

• start: When you are comfortable doing this you can start gentle running and stretching.

• offer: The Bay of Golkoy faces north and thus offers gentle cooling breezes throughout the summer.