softie
Example Sentences
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“He’s a softie, such a sweet guy,” Kerry Schmidt, one of five siblings, said of her dad.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2024
His daughter, Farai Mlotshwa - a property developer and the eldest of his nine children by two wives - once described him as a "softie".
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023
The sight of chubby baby cheeks is often enough to transform even the most committed curmudgeon into a babbling softie.
From National Geographic • Jun. 26, 2023
Mays, a TV and film name irresistibly cast as Nathan, brings a sure voice and even surer comic timing to the role, which he plays as a streetwise commitment-phobe who is essentially a softie.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023
Her voice was stern, but really, she was a softie.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
