Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

softly

[sawft-lee, soft‐] / sɔft li, sɒft‐ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Whoever is going through the same that I did, keep fighting,” Ramos-Brito said softly.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think they're lovely things," he says softly, with a chuckle.

From BBC

But during a particularly chaotic little stretch this winter — flight delays, a bumpy descent, the kind of head-cold that makes the world feel softly underwater — I found myself craving the bakery comfort of one anyway.

From Salon

Yet from that painful personal source emerges something unfortunately indistinct, as though softly blanketed by the snow that sifts slowly down during this holiday drama.

From The Wall Street Journal

I look away, and casually start five-tapping on the side of my metal stool, softly enough to not make a noise.

From Literature