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

But Ackerman notes that long-term pricing agreements should soften the effects this time and kept an Outperform rating on Micron shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

While convenient, these warmer conditions speed up respiration and ripening, causing fruit to soften and deteriorate more rapidly.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Paul Smith raised prices to absorb tariffs, but that didn’t soften demand, Venters said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I nod and look at Nyame, whose eyes soften as he watches the interaction.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer