soft line
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of soft line
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The revolutionary regime, desperate to survive, is taking a surprisingly soft line with today’s rebels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Nico Hoerner’s soft line drive dropped into the right-field grass of Wrigley Field, scoring pinch runner Nick Madrigal from third base and giving the Cubs a 3-2 victory in the bottom of the 10th.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
That helps to explain why the regime is so loath to take a soft line on the issue of dress codes.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2022
Early in the game, Fernando came to bat and hit a soft line drive foul towards our seat on the loge level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2019
Or see that care-worn face, from which every soft line is blotted,—those faded eyes, from which lonely tears have driven the flashes of fancy, the mild white beam of a tender enthusiasm.
From Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. by Margaret Fuller
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