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

Meanwhile, Indonesia’s exports momentum may moderate in the first half of this year, as the impact of front-loaded demand fades and commodity prices soften, RHB economist Wong Xian Yong said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

However, MOF glasses soften only at high temperatures -- above 300 °C -- close to their degradation temperature, making manufacturing challenging and limiting broader use.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Still...there must be some way to soften Grandmother’s heart.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord