soft-spoken
Example Sentences
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Says the soft-spoken Cockrell of the gig: “It was pretty rocking.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
In 2018, Inc. magazine wrote that at age 80, he “possesses, beneath the kindly exterior of a soft-spoken Florida retiree, a spine of steel.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
As Sir David Attenborough marks his centenary, one achievement is often overlooked: how the world's famously soft-spoken naturalist helped create an industry employing thousands and earning millions, centred on Bristol.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
He was a quiet, soft-spoken man who wore old-timey clothes, fedoras, button-down wool coats, suspenders, and dressed neatly at all times, regardless of how dirty his work made him.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
