soft focus
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of soft focus
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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There could have been a traditional press release, or a statement delivered to the camera, but instead there's a soft focus, cinematic touch to this message.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
Popular ideas about preschool usually involve a soft focus on cuddly kids, not the stuff of tough public policy or hard numbers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
At first glance, the movie appears to be a soft focus romance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Looking back, it’s puzzling to think that Newton-John was seen as such a threat, particularly because her albums of the early and mid-1970s were captured in permanent soft focus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
Coulter took off his coat and hat and hung them up, trying to remember details of a life he had long since allowed to blur into soft focus.
From A World Apart by Sam Merwin
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