softhearted

Example Sentences

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It’d be hard for anyone to compete with Thornton, but “Devil’s Peak” isn’t helped much by the bland performance of its lead, Hopper Penn, who plays Charlie’s softhearted son Jacob.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023

“Indeed, we are all softhearted when we see your innocent expression, but that does not mean that we want to become playthings whom you can deceive!” she wrote in a post on Weibo.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

Weak but wealthy, smart but softhearted, Tyrion’s ever-variable status was a microcosm of the instability of the Seven Kingdoms.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2019

But though his character has a laser focus on his directives, he's also a softhearted dad.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2018

“Yes, you all love something, softhearted as you are,” he said.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke