soft
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
"Higher energy prices will add to cost pressures, but excess capacity and soft demand should limit firms' ability to pass these on to consumers," she added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“The U.S. market will remain soft over that period,” Ricard said in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Many animals lack a soft palate and instead rely on a relatively simple arrangement of hyoid bones in the throat.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
A spate of heists at French museums -- including at the Louvre -- has highlighted inadequate security in some cases and led to questions about whether criminal gangs see them as soft targets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
There were fourteen eggs cuddled in the soft grass and leaves.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
In the Commons, his language appeared a little softer.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Outbound volumes remain softer than normal, which reflects the ongoing challenges facing American farmers and manufacturers,” Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Shares in African digital financial-services platform Airtel Money opened slightly higher on its first trading day in London, but its $7 billion valuation came in softer than the company had targeted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Late last year, CNN’s Jordan Valinsky noted that Cava, Chipotle and Sweetgreen — “the big three slop slingers” — were all reporting softer business among younger customers, particularly those between 25 and 35.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Only slightly taller perhaps, and prettier, softer and rounder in the face, and the eyebrows severely plucked.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Prices for new and used vehicles contributed to the softest rise in passenger-vehicle costs since March of last year, and internet-access services fell for the month after a modest rise in prices in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The data indicated a solid reduction in new work from abroad, although the rate of contraction eased to its softest pace since October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Whatever these men think they’re proving, what they are actually demonstrating is they are the softest, saddest boys alive, incapable of understanding what real courage looks like.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
It's only one lap, so it should stand to reason that the softest rubber will give the greatest grip for that short distance.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
They weren’t solid gray, but filaments of a hundred different grays and blues and pearls, and they looked like reflections of light wavering on water, with the softest sunburst of amber haloing his pupils.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
