soften

Example Sentences

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Sitting there outside Thank You Coffee, I felt something in me soften.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Long-term pricing agreements are expected to soften the impact of a price peak, despite Micron’s P/E expanding to 11.7 times.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

However, MOF glasses soften only at high temperatures -- above 300 °C -- close to their degradation temperature, making manufacturing challenging and limiting broader use.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Explain further that data centers enable cloud computing—somewhere inside one is that season of “The Pitt” you just watched—and attitudes may further soften.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Deen was still frozen, rigid and staring out, so Jinny reached up to hug him for the last time, wishing he’d soften, melt into his old self.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder