soften

Example Sentences

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What makes Reble compelling is her refusal to soften herself for wider consumption - she resists explaining, translating or flattening her world into something more familiar.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

I let everything slump and soften before transferring the mixture to my mini blender for a quick blitz into a pale orange, velvet-like base.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

This was the same line of argument she’d taken a million times at Fox News, and she just couldn’t soften it for NBC.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

It drew from strategic reserves of household staples to soften the economic blow for regular people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The guard’s eyes soften, but his jaw is tight.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed