go soft
Example Sentences
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Large-fruited Sylvan and Shawnee are the two most common blackberry varieties; the former — a close relative of marionberries — is seductively jammy, the latter noticeably glossy, though quick to go soft.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2022
Her voice is all grace and clarity as it moves across her throat, but when it’s time to verbalize the melody, she becomes artfully tentative, making her lyrics go soft and chewy in her mouth.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021
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
I feel my bones go soft on me.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
