were softening
- past progressive of soften.
Example Sentences
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Already on Saturday, some members of Congress were softening their initial skepticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
High interest rates and inflation continued to drag down demand, S&P Global said, although there were signs that companies were softening their pricing strategies as output price inflation eased.
From Reuters ● Jan. 4, 2023
Hits by guys such as Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett were softening the machismo and picking up post-Drake beats from the heights of the pop charts.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2018
It felt, he said, like a “world where borders of all types were softening and disappearing.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2016
His face was beginning to be furrowed with lines—deep lines that yet were softening, and not unlovely.
From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna
