Definitions

soft spot

NOUN

raw spot

Synonyms

WEAK

exposed nerve in the gut nerve ending raw raw nerve sore point sore spot tender spot the quick weakness where it hurts where one lives

Example Sentences

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I have a soft spot for the cinnamon coffee cake from Starbucks — or rather, for what I remember it being like when I was 12.

From Salon

For the rest of his life, had a soft spot for the meals she prepared during the lean years of World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal

Celia and Mom don’t eat meat anymore, and I’m mostly vegetarian, too, but Mom knows I have a soft spot for hot dogs.

From Literature

I turned over another, but I could dig my thumb into its soft spots.

From Literature

And though their paths diverged after they respectively left Pierpoint, their soft spot for each other remains.

From Salon