soft touch

Example Sentences

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For a while, they thought maybe their new neighbor just had a soft touch, and a large heart.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In a nation of noisy confrontationalists—the skillful soft touch replaced by the swing of a folding chair—reason is routinely drowned out by the loudest voices in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Avichal said the mission requires brute force but also a soft touch, as when an elderly woman in Altadena recently asked a cleanup crew for a personal treasure buried in her home’s rubble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

But what is no secret is Spurs are a soft touch for opponents with even the slightest hint of threat.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Frodo felt a soft touch on his face.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien