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
The expulsion of the Christians from Palestine was Saladin's great idea and unwavering passion; and he severely chid the Mussulmans for their soft-heartedness in the struggle.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by Robert Black
This element of mercy, soft-heartedness, and readiness to pity must specially be remembered in considering the relation of the trained nurse to the patient.
From Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy by Charles B. Towns
