softie
Example Sentences
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She added: "He was caring, a big softie. He had a massive smile on his face all the time. He was such a happy man."
From BBC
He is a big softie now but when I was a kid, he was strict.
From BBC
He’s no softie and he’s not afraid to be cruel.
From Salon
Similarly with Nandor, who was once a great Ottoman warrior, we see that he is really just a big softie looking for love, romantic and platonic.
From Los Angeles Times
In these modern times, Nandor is more of a softie who is often looking for love in all the wrong places.
From Los Angeles Times
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