Examples of soft-spoken in a Sentence
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Small in stature and soft-spoken, Patterson refused to go negative on the campaign trail.
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
From genre-spanning music collaborations to directing a documentary to his fashion endeavors and philanthropy work, the soft-spoken, frequently sunglass-toting rock star masks a deeply creative soul.
—Jeff Benjamin, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Shohei Ohtani is a soft-spoken, 6-foot-4 powerhouse.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Like most of the actor's early roles, Robert Graysmith starts the film as a gentle, soft-spoken character with a quiet but sweet disposition that radiates naivety.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
This soft-spoken, decorous family man has been tasked with helping the likes of Ang Lee, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Spike Lee and Greta Gerwig find fresh and exciting ways to tell stories.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
The mess-up puts Jamie and Marian in the crosshairs of a local crime organization headed by a soft-spoken brute known only as the Chief (Colman Domingo), who enlists two thuggish ding-dongs to get the suitcase back.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Bloom is perfectly fine as the stalwart, soft-spoken hero seeking revenge, but MacDowell never proves remotely convincing as the ruthless female baddie.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Before long, his art was included in shows in England, Norway, Germany and the U.S.
Morrisseau was known to friends and collaborators as soft-spoken but wry.
—Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
From genre-spanning music collaborations to directing a documentary to his fashion endeavors and philanthropy work, the soft-spoken, frequently sunglass-toting rock star masks a deeply creative soul.
—Jeff Benjamin, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Shohei Ohtani is a soft-spoken, 6-foot-4 powerhouse.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Like most of the actor's early roles, Robert Graysmith starts the film as a gentle, soft-spoken character with a quiet but sweet disposition that radiates naivety.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
This soft-spoken, decorous family man has been tasked with helping the likes of Ang Lee, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Spike Lee and Greta Gerwig find fresh and exciting ways to tell stories.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
The mess-up puts Jamie and Marian in the crosshairs of a local crime organization headed by a soft-spoken brute known only as the Chief (Colman Domingo), who enlists two thuggish ding-dongs to get the suitcase back.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Bloom is perfectly fine as the stalwart, soft-spoken hero seeking revenge, but MacDowell never proves remotely convincing as the ruthless female baddie.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Before long, his art was included in shows in England, Norway, Germany and the U.S.
Morrisseau was known to friends and collaborators as soft-spoken but wry.
—Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Soft-spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft-spoken. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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