go soft
Example Sentences
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Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello is still on duty to make sure she doesn’t go soft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Large-fruited Sylvan and Shawnee are the two most common blackberry varieties; the former — a close relative of marionberries — is seductively jammy, the latter noticeably glossy, though quick to go soft.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2022
Hydrogenation helps make shortening ideal for incorporating at room temperature, since it won’t go soft as quickly, McGee says.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022
But Krantz’s mother, a lawyer for Legal Aid who was always dressed to the nines, did not want Judith and her siblings to go soft in their life of privilege.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2019
Dad looks at her and his eyes go soft.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
