How to Use softy in a Sentence
softy
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Who's more of the disciplinarian and who's more of the softy?
—Lacey Vorrasi-Banis, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2022
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Being an old softy, Gracie agrees, but Angus can see through this scheme.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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And many considered Marion, not Marine, to be the true future of the far-right, even though Marine was far from a softy.
—chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
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Bryce presents himself as a rough-around-the-edges softy, marrying no-nonsense fortitude with a big heart.
—Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 8 Aug. 2017
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But after about a week in close quarters with the babies, the deep-down systems start to awaken, and the former cannibal begins to act like a softy around the pups.
—Dina Litovsky, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021
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Jim Clark, inventor of the PocketWizard remote controls for flashguns, is a softy and a geek.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2009
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Four kids create a gaming empire with the help of an anger-prone (but ultimately a big softy) famous rapper.
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 8 Jan. 2018
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Meanwhile, with his initial softy behind, Swayman made several big saves.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
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Jamie would probably cry over this; that highlander is a softy.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
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Who knew the Roastmaster General was such a softy?
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
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