soft-heartedness
Example Sentences
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More crucially, despite Zoe’s competence and stamina as a crew member, her fate is the result of her soft-heartedness.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2021
Both of Bergdahl’s parents praised what they described as their son’s toughness and his soft-heartedness.
From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2014
She also betrays a trace of her dad's soft-heartedness; recently, she left one of the freezers open, which happened to contain her beloved pet canary, Missy.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2010
The poor's catechist has little bel esprit, but much saint esprit, much honesty, much truth, too much soft-heartedness, and infinite love.
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul
He cursed his soft-heartedness, and conjured up some of his wildest memories in order to regain the mastery of himself.
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
