soft-spoken
Example Sentences
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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
"I really admire MS Dhoni's mindset," says the soft-spoken Lamboria of the former Indian captain.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
De la Fuente, soft-spoken and professorial, is also scrupulously polite, an example many of his players follow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
TC was soft-spoken, slight, and of Vietnamese descent.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
