soft-spoken

Example Sentences

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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

The Rev. Israel Vázquez, 58, soft-spoken with close-cropped hair, had held Briany before, when he formally presented the baby to God in a ceremony at his Pentecostal church in Lakeland.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 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

Ser Willis Wode remained with Ser Rodrik, a soft-spoken septon fussing over their wounds.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin