soften

How to use soften in a sentence

Sure, you would be offering them some comforting words to soften the impact created by the error.

Warming temperatures also soften the ice itself, so that it slides more quickly toward the sea.

The puff portion refers to softened crude, thin as heated maple syrup, rising up through production wells.

Many of those organizations pursued ad opportunities on social networks like Twitter to soften the loss of match-day revenue.

As a result, some schools have worked to soften the blow by skipping scheduled tuition hikes or even cutting the costs.

A trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level.

The old woman meanwhile tried to soften the obdurate wall with melted butter and new milk—but in vain.

He had tried to soften his reply, but not being politic or tactful had succeeded only in expressing himself more brusquely.

The rapidity of their decomposition is such, that when spread on the land they are seen to soften and disappear in a short time.

Madame Malmaison knew it also, but the hard look on her greedy face did not soften.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985