soften
Example Sentences
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Despite a recent softening of the tech job market, companies have leveraged the jobs crunch to enforce a return to the office.
From Barron's
Here, it marks the moment when desire softens into emotional risk.
From Salon
She softens the character’s steely edges, turning a proud and almost rapacious woman into a mere doting mom.
Carney, who grew up in Alberta but hasn’t publicly engaged on the secessionist movement, later gave ground, softening some regulations Smith opposed, which she welcomed.
Francis bravely doesn’t soften Sally’s prickly nature, but she doesn’t give us much reason to sympathize with her character either.
From Los Angeles Times
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