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
The soft-spoken Brunson was a Jersey kid born into it: His journeyman father, Rick, briefly played for the team.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a soft-spoken central banker who chooses his words carefully, is perhaps an unlikely candidate to become one of the few figures who have stood up to President Donald Trump.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
If anything, I considered myself to be a soft-spoken person.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
He was a soft-spoken, politically sensitive, brilliant Zulu student, whose love for the English language probably equalled my own.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
