soft-spoken

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Delgado, who goes by his yoga name, Raghavan Dad, was soft spoken and unpretentious, a gentle but authoritative presence.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

In juxtaposition, his girlfriend Alyssa is soft spoken, nerdy-looking and loves 18th century graveyards.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

She is quiet and soft spoken, still very much the frame of a child but has had to grow up fast.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

Whip-smart and soft spoken, Lowe was determined to use all the RBA's powers to support the economy when the pandemic struck and Australia closed its borders, along with much of its economy.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

This, however, was not the view taken of the matter by "Mas' Billy," as we used to call the soft spoken, but crafty and resolute Mr. William Hamilton.

From My Bondage and My Freedom by Douglass, Frederick