softhearted

Example Sentences

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Later, Britney wept, and softhearted, hardboiled Hollywood Nate soothed her: “Even gunfighters have to cry sometimes,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Rina Sawayama launched into the country ballad portion of her show accompanied by a softhearted acoustic guitar.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

The hard-hitting rap of “Slugger” bleeds into a softhearted track like “Sierra Nights,” which sounds like a coming-of-age movie.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021

Weak but wealthy, smart but softhearted, Tyrion’s ever-variable status was a microcosm of the instability of the Seven Kingdoms.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2019

When I woke up and staggered into our bedroom, Margot, normally the more softhearted of the two of us, would look at me skeptically.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover