soft-pedalled
Example Sentences
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In contrast to China, Seoul - which has been keen to build ties with Japan - has soft-pedalled its concerns and on Tuesday it said it "respects" the IAEA's findings.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2023
But Mr Cryan has soft-pedalled on the sale.
From Economist ● Jul. 14, 2016
To date, Swann's absence for remedial surgery on his elbow injury has been stoically soft-pedalled.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2013
The debates are not soft-pedalled, yet Barker's targets, neatly pleated together, are sufficiently varied for the drama not to seem narrowly didactic.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2012
Simon always maintained not everyone could handle too much soft-pedalled reality.
From The Land of Look Behind by Paul Cameron Brown
