Sentence examples of "doux" in French with translation "gentle"

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Il est gentil plutôt que doux. He is kind rather than gentle.
Tom est un garçon très doux. Tom is a very gentle person.
Harry est doux avec les chats. Harry is gentle with cats.
Cet enfant est doux comme un agneau aujourd'hui. This child is as gentle as a lamb today.
Il semble grossier, mais au fond il est très doux. He seems rough, but at heart he is very gentle.
Les brebis bêlent pour appeler leurs agneaux, les plus doux et paisibles des animaux. Ewes bleat to call their lambs, the most gentle and meekest of animals.
Il souffle une douce brise. A gentle wind is blowing.
Elle est douce envers les animaux. She is gentle to animals.
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