softheartedness

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for softheartedness
Noun
  • What may seem like a spontaneous act of kindness—or a bargain—can quickly turn into a serious financial and emotional commitment.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Her leadership and kindness have made a lasting impact on our school community.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There is a lot of joy, playfulness and tenderness between the characters.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Although Dunmore’s fictionalization of their conflict elides some of the very real historical stakes for British women, the couple’s genuine tenderness, in between and even during their arguments, makes the story—and their eventual relationship—truly come alive.
    Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Or our friends might simply offer sympathy and assure us that all would be well—a meaningless consolation, intended only to force us to focus our attention elsewhere.
    Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The writer-director doesn’t solicit sympathy for Polly (played by Dakota Fanning) or impose meaning on her suffering.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a common theme with Steen, Arbour and Jackman — all three players were heart-and-soul players with the Blues.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Our hearts are extra full this week 🥰 #DedicationNight featuring our stars’ special guests is TONIGHT - 8/7c on ABC and Disney+.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now cancer-free, O’Connell hopes her story serves as both an inspiration and a reminder of the importance of compassion, awareness, and authenticity in how people support the breast cancer community.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Taylor’s initiative, compassion, and leadership inspire others and reflect the very best of Chaparral.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Softheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softheartedness. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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