soft-spoken
Example Sentences
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He described his son as kind, soft-spoken and deeply devoted to his family.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
If anything, I considered myself to be a soft-spoken person.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Nesbitt was a soft-spoken presence in a business of outsize egos, says Greg Williamson, a longtime pension-fund executive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"Three to five years at most, and our entire medical model will be radically transformed," the soft-spoken Duan told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
He was a soft-spoken, politically sensitive, brilliant Zulu student, whose love for the English language probably equalled my own.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
