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

If anything, I considered myself to be a soft-spoken person.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Levy brings a soft-spoken breathlessness you may recognize from his David Rose on “Schitt’s”; his softly muttered “OK,” which might just mean “stop talking,” is almost a trademark.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I am soft-spoken by nature and was especially reluctant to raise my voice to an elderly woman whom I had met only moments ago, but she did not appear to be offended.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri