soft rock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soft rock
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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At the same time, Dean likes to roam through breezy soft rock, ghostly piano laments and bossa nova by way of Dionne Warwick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Dead was already such a crazy scene, but there are all these soft rock stations playing that song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Instead, they went straight to the studio, riffing on their shared love of The Cure, Oasis and - rather brilliantly - the Alessi Brothers' 1976 soft rock classic Seabird.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
"Guilty as Sin?" is a soft rock track, reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie, where Antonoff's production feels it moves in sync with Swift's vocals.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024
For soft rock, single-hand drilling is from 20 to 30% cheaper than double-hand, but this difference does not hold good for the harder rocks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
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