soften up
Example Sentences
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“If we froze everything in time, I think you’d say this is a fine labor market, but the direction in which things are pointing suggests a risk that it could soften up further,” Feroli said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
That could be because UnitedHealth did not actually soften up.
From Slate • May 14, 2025
The guards, visibly tense during the period in the house, seemed to soften up once they had made it into the tunnel.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023
"It's a way to soften up that space and also provide something that could be a little different for our park," Brown said in a phone call with Salon Food.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2022
Ms. Washington gave me a minute to soften up and give in, because she didn’t know about my heart and its resolution, and that she was dealing with a mighty and unbending will.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
