soft-spoken
Example Sentences
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In his usual soft-spoken manner, he explained that he had initially started working on his sophomore album a little over a year before its release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
They’re basically soft-spoken toxic boys who have convinced themselves that being gentle in delivery automatically makes them healthy communicators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
In 2018, Inc. magazine wrote that at age 80, he “possesses, beneath the kindly exterior of a soft-spoken Florida retiree, a spine of steel.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I really admire MS Dhoni's mindset," says the soft-spoken Lamboria of the former Indian captain.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But the president of the Icelandic Chess Federation, thirty-two-year-old Gudmundur Thorarinsson, a soft-spoken engineer with an interest in Shakespeare, was wary of Bobby.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
