say softly
Example Sentences
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The middle eight sets it up well, then it slows down for a moment – “when I say softly, slowly…” That line suggested a big chorus.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2019
“We did it,” Putin might say softly, almost to himself.
From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2017
Sharing in that moment and all it implied, she later told me, caused her to say softly to herself, "If he can do that, I wonder what I could do?"
From Time Magazine Archive
“I don’t want you to have to bear Uriah’s family alone,” I say softly.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
“Well,” I heard a man behind me say softly but firmly, “if I can’t go in there, then I’m going in here. I’m not going to sit here and bust.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
