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

Mebbe he ain't a fool, but he's as good as one for soft-heartedness.

From The Wooing of Calvin Parks by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

Inside it was all cream and soft-heartedness and sherry flavouring, and it melted over on to the crisp cloth.

From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver