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softhearted

How to use softhearted in a sentence

I am quite aware that there are lots of softhearted people who will say I ought never to have allowed Danjuro to do what he did.

THE AIR PIRATECYRIL ARTHUR EDWARD RANGER GULL

Erle raved about him to my grandfather; but then Erle always raves about peoplehe is terribly softhearted.

WEE WIFIEROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY

But he shall find out that it was only a child, only a silly, softhearted baby he played with down here.

ROBERT ELSMEREMRS. HUMPHRY WARD

On the 28th Grey again expressed one of his softhearted propositions for peace.

For active brutality is not popular with Forsytes; they are too circumspect, and, on the whole, too softhearted.

All our investigators are women, and women are very softhearted.

Such an experience as this would just about kill any softhearted person, I should think.

THE FIFTH WHEELOLIVE HIGGINS PROUTY

It is hard to say whether he was merely working on Halby that he be true to the girl, or was himself softhearted for the moment.

As a nation, we may take pride in the fact that we are softhearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed.

She was not going into this fight soft-handed or softhearted.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985