How to Use soft-spoken in a Sentence
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The shock rocker and his band turned out to be bookish and soft-spoken, which was a great gag. 5.
— Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 June 2023 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Ryan was shy, sweet and soft-spoken, a perfect foil for the magnetic Trista.
— Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024 -
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 -
Archbishop José Gomez, the soft-spoken, hard-line prelate.
— Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024 -
The soft-spoken, mild-mannered White, who was acquired from the Spurs in a midseason trade last year, has turned into a key piece.
— Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023 -
Valdez is tattooed, soft-spoken, and a little bit awkward.
— Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024 -
Carpenter, a soft-spoken transfer from Indiana, was a two-year starter for the Hoosiers.
— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024 -
Tawney was this soft-spoken, devout woman, while Sandy is this very showy and outgoing con artist.
— Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2023 -
Angus Cloud, who played the soft-spoken and beloved character Fezco on Euphoria, died on Monday at the age of 25.
— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Small in stature and soft-spoken, Patterson refused to go negative on the campaign trail.
— Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024 -
But that hope, in one way or another, comes back to the rookie the Hornets got right — Charlotte’s soft-spoken, smiley, silky smooth scorer.
— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024 -
Cohen, who is fifty-eight, bald, and soft-spoken, returned home and went to pick up his daughter—who also lived in the kibbutz and who, his wife had told him, was frantic.
— Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023 -
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 -
Carville talks loudly and a mile-a-minute, while Matsuhisa is generally soft-spoken.
— Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024 -
Jeremiah Wright, a 17-year-old senior, began the summer as a soft-spoken, almost shy youngster.
— Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023 -
Shaeffer—attentive and soft-spoken—sorts the Mylar pieces on the table.
— Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024 -
Good thing the guy (Bill Skarsgård) who’s staying there seems so sweet, soft-spoken, and accommodating.
— Wired, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023 -
Some knew him — a soft-spoken, bespectacled 24-year-old who dreamed of becoming a teacher.
— Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023 -
His soft-spoken, folksy demeanor in an age of more-combative leaders won him admirers abroad.
— Winda Charmila, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024 -
Shy and soft-spoken, Mason arrives at the house later that afternoon and we’re briefly introduced over cups of ginger and turmeric tea.
— Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2023 -
Sauvé is extremely soft-spoken, her slight Quebecois accent lilting over the crowd’s hush.
— Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023 -
In keeping with the gentleness of touch implicit in his surfaces, Marden tended to be soft-spoken, laid back, even mild-mannered.
— Roberta Smith, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023 -
Sanaa is very soft-spoken, very gentle — but obviously steely.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 June 2023 -
For a wealthy, handsome, globe-trotting athlete, Mr. Sargeant can be soft-spoken and endearingly self-conscious.
— Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 13 May 2023 -
At least one critic takes issue with that soft-spoken temperament.
— Kalpana Jain, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2023 -
Always entering just as the table is being set, Jeffrey presents as the soft-spoken, supportive husband that clearly loves his wife.
— Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024 -
This series, soft-spoken veteran Chris Taylor told his teammates in a hitter’s meeting before Game 1 on Saturday, would be all about intensity.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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