Example Sentences

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Softies look askance at the aspirations of hardies—with good reason.

From Scientific American • Apr. 4, 2013

Softies and hardies have been fighting for as long as I can remember.

From Scientific American • Apr. 4, 2013

The headline for Monday's sports section of the Los Angeles Times read: "You Old Softies", while the front page of the LA Daily News was emblazoned with the word: "Destroyed".

From Reuters • May 9, 2011

For a team painted, rightly or wrongly, as ruffian Dennis the Menaces, Mick McCarthy's side have been wet Walter the Softies once defending a lead.

From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2010