soften

Example Sentences

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Floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1965, it wrapped John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s compositions in a public company designed to spread risk and soften the tax bite.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bass wanted key findings about the LAFD’s actions removed or softened before the report was made public, the sources told The Times early this month.

From Los Angeles Times

Special dishwasher salt, meanwhile, helps to "soften the water preventing lime scale build up and those horrid white marks on glasses."

From BBC

Over the past year, the U.S. dollar has softened dramatically against most of its rivals.

From MarketWatch

Officials believe that incident was caused by torrential rains which had softened the soil.

From BBC