soft-spoken
Example Sentences
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“There was always a flicker of hope, and I don’t think we ever gave up on that,” says a soft-spoken Green, 43, sitting next to Forte.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
They’re basically soft-spoken toxic boys who have convinced themselves that being gentle in delivery automatically makes them healthy communicators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
A soft-spoken young man, Jesse Owens was the son of black Alabama sharecroppers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
But soft-spoken Talarico's message of returning to decency, fighting corruption and ending divisive culture wars has resonated across the second-most populous state and economic powerhouse.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
Killian, a soft-spoken South Carolinian of fifty-three who had succeeded Karl Compton as president of MIT, was a management expert rather than a trained scientist.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
