soft spot

Example Sentences

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Yet she showed a soft spot for the nine-member jury, whose role was to advise her in the final verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

One soft spot for the quarter came in the form of royalty payments, indicating that shipments of Arm-based chips may have been lower than expected during the period.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

I have a soft spot for used bookstores: Visiting one in every new city has become a ritual of sorts for me.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

And though their paths diverged after they respectively left Pierpoint, their soft spot for each other remains.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

But I guess he had a soft spot for her, and if not her, a soft spot for dinner at my house.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds