Thesaurus / softened
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She looked up at him with sad and eloquent eyes, which softened his heart in spite of himself.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONThe gray eyes, once flashing with the light of kindly humor, now softened with sympathy, now glowed with pity.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDTo demonstrate them, a crust or a hair from the affected area is softened with a few drops of 20 per cent.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDUp to this moment Jake had felt quite softened towards the man he had once thought to kill.
THE CROMPTONSMARY J. HOLMESWhile Jos spoke, something akin to kindness crept through the hard, somber lines, the lips twitched and the eyes softened.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSMarriage, and later the birth of his son had softened Armand Aubigny's imperious and exacting nature greatly.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINWhen the skins were softened, Antler told Fleetfoot that once her people chewed the skins.
THE LATER CAVE-MENKATHARINE ELIZABETH DOPPOur mind is kept more occupied by Corneilles tragedies, but by Racines we are more softened and moved.
THE 'CHARACTERS' OF JEAN DE LA BRUYREJEAN DE LA BRUYREAmong the Nonjurors it was further softened by political and social considerations.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCHARLES J. ABBEY AND JOHN H. OVERTONFor at least five minutes he stood without moving, his whole face softened into a boyish wistfulness.
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