SOFTNESS in a Sentence
Learn SOFTNESS from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
271 example sentences for SOFTNESS, such as:
1. Apply polish with a soft brush.
2. A soft answer turneth away wrath.
3. He was singing softly to the baby.
4. He was whistling softly to himself.
5. Speak softly and carry a big stick.
2. A soft answer turneth away wrath.
3. He was singing softly to the baby.
4. He was whistling softly to himself.
5. Speak softly and carry a big stick.
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Meanings and Examples of SOFTNESS
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softness
n. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
n. poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 How cool the water was, how good to lie here in softness, like a child.
2 Hunger and hard labor, fear and constant strain, the terrors of war and the terrors of Reconstruction had taken away all warmth and youth and softness.
3 She did not know that her face had changed, that reverie had brought a softness to her face which Rhett had never seen before.
4 The touch of her hand, the moving softness of her look, thrilled a vulnerable fibre in Rosedale.
5 She curled on the couch a pallid softness in the twilight, and fought herself, and lost the battle.
6 She was weak, betrayed to a warm softness.
7 The white light of the moon had fallen upon the world like the mystery and the softness of sleep.
8 The open sympathy of the listeners stirred the spirit of the votary of music, whose voice regained its richness and volume, without losing that touching softness which proved its secret charm.
9 Her face was round and rosy, with a healthful downy softness, suggestive of a ripe peach.
10 In childhood, he was remarkable for an extreme and marked sensitiveness of character, more akin to the softness of woman than the ordinary hardness of his own sex.
11 Time, however, overgrew this softness with the rough bark of manhood, and but few knew how living and fresh it still lay at the core.
12 The deep fervor of Tom's feelings, the softness of his voice, his tears, fell like dew on the wild, unsettled spirit of the poor woman.
13 The black velvet of her locket nestled with special softness round her neck.
14 About all her figure, and especially her head, there was a certain expression of energy, and, at the same time, of softness.
15 The sky had grown blue and bright; and with the same softness, but with the same remoteness, it met his questioning gaze.
Example Sentence: (61 in 5 pages)
1 Walk softly as you approach the bed.
2 He was singing softly to the baby.
3 Speak softly and carry a big stick.
4 In the corner, one youth sat alone, softly strumming a guitar.
5 He was whistling softly to himself.
6 You should learn to closed the door softly.
7 She kept repeating his name softly over and over again.
8 So she called softly after it, "Mouse dear! Do come back again, and we won't talk about cats or dogs either, if you don't like them!" .
9 Brush the aubergines with oil, add salt and pepper, and bake till soft.
10 The ANC are attacking rugby because it is the soft underbelly of South African sport.
11 The February air was soft, cool, and inviting.
12 Her expression became soft, almost tender.
13 A soft answer turneth away wrath.
14 Apply polish with a soft brush.
15 Her rather tough and worldly exterior hides a very soft and sensitive heart.