soften

Example Sentences

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The sharp edges of the world softened under the crystal white, crunchy white, at times blinding white, and at other times muted white of the long, long months of winter.

From Literature

The yen softened after Prime Minister Takaichi’s Bank of Japan board picks suggested a more dovish leaning for the central bank, though the overall board mix is likely to stay much the same.

From The Wall Street Journal

The yen softened on Wednesday following the announcement of the two BOJ picks as investors weighed whether Takaichi’s choices might signal a delay in the central bank’s efforts to keep raising interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stance pushes against growing expectations that softening payroll gains or optimism around artificial-intelligence-driven productivity could give the central bank room to ease more aggressively.

From Barron's

The stance pushes against growing expectations that softening payroll gains or optimism around artificial-intelligence-driven productivity could give the central bank room to ease more aggressively.

From Barron's