soften

Example Sentences

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Sitting there outside Thank You Coffee, I felt something in me soften.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But Ackerman notes that long-term pricing agreements should soften the effects this time and kept an Outperform rating on Micron shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

While convenient, these warmer conditions speed up respiration and ripening, causing fruit to soften and deteriorate more rapidly.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Add shredded cabbage or whatever vegetables you have, let everything soften, and finish with a drizzle of sesame oil or chili crisp.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Portia spoke in a low voice, and she neither paused between words nor did the grief in her face soften.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers