soft-shoe
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of soft-shoe
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Hersch, for his part, plays light-spirited stride with a soft-shoe touch, as well as rumbling-and-twinkling patches where his hands work as far apart as possible in the bass and treble extremities of the keyboard.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023
She can conjure a gospel number, a tap soft-shoe, or a folk-rock confessional like a seasoned pro.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021
One moment he was back helping to defend, the next performing a soft-shoe shuffle to create space for a shot.
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2018
That same year, Johnson created a soft-shoe routine for “Young Frankenstein” in which a cadaver, newly brought to life by a mad scientist, bursts into a white-tie-and-tails rendition of “Puttin’ on the Ritz.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2018
Les and Bessie did a lovely soft-shoe on sand swiped by Boo Boo from the urn in the lobby.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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