How to Use soft-spoken in a Sentence

soft-spoken

adjective

• And King was never soft-spoken.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
• Myers was one of the last to enter, and among the most soft-spoken while there.
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Feb. 2026
• Raines glides to the hoop with strength and speed and gives nothing away with her soft-spoken demeanor.
  — Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
• Williams was fifty-five and soft-spoken, with a slight figure and thick-rimmed brown glasses.
  — Joshua Sharpe august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
• In the kitchen, Ono is soft-spoken and single-minded.
  — Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
• Lemon was soft-spoken in high school and is not a player who will give a rousing speech in front of the team.
  — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
• The 19-year-old is soft-spoken but determined.
  — Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
• The one wearing the body camera has a high, soft-spoken voice that seems to belie his mission.
  — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
• Ryan was shy, sweet and soft-spoken, a perfect foil for the magnetic Trista.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
• Somewhat soft-spoken, Riccoboni is hardly timid in his art.
  — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
• The cameras and mics of that era did not properly capture the man in all his soft-spoken glory.
  — Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
• And even in those, Sandler leans toward soft-spoken and humble or, at most, just one of the guys.
  — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
• He is spurred by a confidence, even a soft-spoken cockiness, in his own instincts.
  — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 22 May 2025
• While Ivey was a dapper, laugh-out-loud kind of guy, Marcia was soft-spoken and rather laid back.
  — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
• What are her defining traits beyond being soft-spoken and liking Hyun-ju?
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
• And Max Minghella, hard-eyed but soft-spoken, makes a giddy villain.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
• Bisegna, who is 17 and more soft-spoken, took a little persuading.
  — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026
• In her 50s, soft-spoken and quick to smile, Hertz is even a regular at many of her tenants’ shows.
  — Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
• The gallerist called the artist sweet, soft-spoken and considerate, and said his visual language made sense.
  — Emily Wilson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
• Carville talks loudly and a mile-a-minute, while Matsuhisa is generally soft-spoken.
  — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
• In spite of the fanfare that surrounds her, Sweeney is calm, soft-spoken and friendly, instantly putting me at ease.
  — Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
• The soft-spoken aspiring actor admits her first week at the Utah high school was difficult.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
• Small in stature and soft-spoken, Patterson refused to go negative on the campaign trail.
  — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
• The Hawks have talked about how the soft-spoken wing can help Bedard not only with his passing but with the subtleties of the game.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
• Conway, who works for Caltech and spoke on video from his home in Mammoth Lakes, is the more soft-spoken of the two.
  — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
• Carpenter, a soft-spoken transfer from Indiana, was a two-year starter for the Hoosiers.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
• Sauvé is extremely soft-spoken, her slight Quebecois accent lilting over the crowd’s hush.
  — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023
• When The Teacher begins, the soft-spoken teacher, who lives alone, is wrestling with grief on multiple fronts.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
• That led to ejections for Boone and, ultimately, the soft-spoken LeMahieu.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
• Shaeffer—attentive and soft-spoken—sorts the Mylar pieces on the table.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024