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

Jim looked at Aunt Zélie appealingly, half afraid the boys would laugh at his soft-heartedness.

From The Story of the Big Front Door by Leonard, Mary Finley

But with all his soft-heartedness and sensitive and retiring temperament, none who knew him have ever for a moment mistaken Renshaw Fanning for a muff.

From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Mitford, Bertram