soft

Example Sentences

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He was getting ahead in the count of batters and putting them away, while also inducing soft contact, which allowed him to go deep into the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A six-minute egg is soft, custardy, a little luxurious — something you eat with toast, standing at the counter, yolk pooling gold across the plate.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Get thee to a department store for some soft furnishings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

She might have mentioned Hollywood or Broadway, two wellsprings of U.S. cultural soft power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It was beginning to rain, a soft slanting rain that went through my shawl.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff