soft touch

Example Sentences

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In a nation of noisy confrontationalists—the skillful soft touch replaced by the swing of a folding chair—reason is routinely drowned out by the loudest voices in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

They didn’t intend to subsidize the state’s soft touch.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

Avichal said the mission requires brute force but also a soft touch, as when an elderly woman in Altadena recently asked a cleanup crew for a personal treasure buried in her home’s rubble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

It wants to be seen to be taking welfare reform seriously and not be seen as a "soft touch" – by some voters and a more hostile tabloid press.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

Frodo felt a soft touch on his face.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien