softie
Example Sentences
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He is a big softie now but when I was a kid, he was strict.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
Similarly with Nandor, who was once a great Ottoman warrior, we see that he is really just a big softie looking for love, romantic and platonic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
The sight of chubby baby cheeks is often enough to transform even the most committed curmudgeon into a babbling softie.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 26, 2023
Mays, a TV and film name irresistibly cast as Nathan, brings a sure voice and even surer comic timing to the role, which he plays as a streetwise commitment-phobe who is essentially a softie.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Her voice was stern, but really, she was a softie.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
