gentle breeze

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noun Meteorology.

a wind of 8–12 miles per hour (4–5 meters per second).

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Origin of gentle breeze

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby gentle breeze

gentilism, gentility, gentisate, gentisic acid, gentle, gentle breeze, gentle craft, gentlefolk, gentleman, gentleman-at-arms, gentleman-commoner

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How to use gentle breeze in a sentence

It was the kind of Goldilocks weather that the central coast is known for—warm but not hot, dry but not parched, with a gentle breeze gliding in from the coast.
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But he was always uncommonly gracious, a truly gentle man, willing to dispense wisdom and perspective when asked.
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Dinner was a baroque affair, on the beach, a warm breeze gently blowing.
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She is incapable of responding to kindness and enquiry, even very gentle flirting on the part of a co-worker.
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The only justice sought by those folks involved a conviction against Wilson for killing the “gentle giant” teen.
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They act silly, and for a moment we see how gentle and innocent they are.
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Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.
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He turned to the gentle accents of his sweet Alice, breathed in a letter which had been wet with her grateful tears.
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But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
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The action was at first a little confusing to Edna, but she soon lent herself readily to the Creole's gentle caress.
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He reached down inside my shirt, with a none too gentle hand, and relieved me of the belt that held the money.
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British Dictionary definitions for gentle breeze

gentle breeze

noun

meteorol a light breeze of force three on the Beaufort scale, blowing at 8–12 mph

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