go soft
Example Sentences
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The sides go soft, and the flavor can edge into bitter.
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2023
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
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
It also refuses to go soft on any of its characters, many of whom are interviewed by Goffard and readily describe their own blindness, cowardice and seemingly inexplicable actions.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2018
Dad looks at her and his eyes go soft.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
