soft-spoken

Example Sentences

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He described his son as kind, soft-spoken and deeply devoted to his family.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

If anything, I considered myself to be a soft-spoken person.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Nesbitt was a soft-spoken presence in a business of outsize egos, says Greg Williamson, a longtime pension-fund executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Having studied philosophy at Sogang University in Seoul, the soft-spoken filmmaker is also known as a great lover of literature, especially Emile Zola and Philip Roth.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

I am soft-spoken by nature and was especially reluctant to raise my voice to an elderly woman whom I had met only moments ago, but she did not appear to be offended.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri