go soft
Example Sentences
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Bananas are often left to languish in tote bags; berries go soft in their cartons.
From Salon • May 6, 2025
It is time for us to harden our hearts against the hardwoods, and we shouldn’t go soft on the softwoods, either.
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022
But Krantz’s mother, a lawyer for Legal Aid who was always dressed to the nines, did not want Judith and her siblings to go soft in their life of privilege.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2019
Losing has a way of sharpening focus, focus that can go soft when teams do things like win six in a row.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2018
Dad looks at her and his eyes go soft.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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