Use soft in a sentence
Sentences starting with soft
- Soft act, faint touch, no meaning did it bear To any save myself, who felt the air Of a new feeling cross my soul's clear sight. [11]
- Soft as the moonbeams when they sought Endymion's fragrant bower, She parts the whispering leaves of thought To show her full-blown flower. [6]
- Soft in feature, I've been at dear Vauxhall; No paradise is sweeter, Not that they Eden call. [9]
- Soft music was heard from these artificial heavens, and in the stratum of air immediately beneath, the blare of war-trumpets and battle-cries were heard. [10]
Sentences ending with soft
- I attribute this to my prudence in always dismounting on something soft. [5]
- The lights in the sky come out and shine through a thin mist-- there is nothing like that mist, it is so fine and soft. [11]
- He knew now that, whatever Frank's wife was, she would not have an absolute enemy here; for when Marion cried her heart was soft. [11]
- Nat'rully I've been some sore on Lassiter fer gittin' soft. [13]
- The bottom is round, the top flares into four comers, and the rim is rudely but rather artistically ornamented with criss-cross scratches made when the clay was soft. [4]
- He had been lying in the stubble, but in front of him was the autumn sowing where the ground was soft. [2]
- Now this hair is as coarse and harsh as that of a horse's mane, whilst the hair of other colours is fine and soft. [1]
- David raised the instrument to his lips, blew one low note, and then a little run of notes, all smooth and soft. [11]
- There's no harm in him, but he is so amazingly slow and soft. [12]
- Hereaway I waited him, hereaway and oft; When I sang my song to him, bright his eyes began to shine-- Hereaway I loved him well, for my heart was soft. [11]
Short sentences using soft
- The soft forehead was moist. [2]
- Thus soft is this stone. [5]
- He's a soft heart. [9]
Sentences containing soft two or more times
- In this way the mind, the taste, the feelings, grow delicate, just as the hands grow white and soft when saved from toil and incased in soft gloves. [6]
- Lali, recovering herself, spoke a few soft words of congratulation, and then appeared to busy herself in putting little touches to Marion's dress, that soft persuasion of fingers which does so much to coax mere cloth into a sort of living harmony with the body. [11]
More example sentences with the word soft in them
- He can make your bed hard or soft at the citadel. [11]
- It's easy for you to shoot off your mouth, you've got a soft snap with Ditmar. [9]
- It was not yet dawn, however, for the clocks were only striking three as the assembly, in winter coats and soft wraps, fluttered out to its carriages, chattering and laughing, with endless good-nights in the languages of France, Germany, and Spain. [4]
- They did the work better; a warrior has a soft place in his heart for a beautiful woman. [11]
- Upon these two words he stamped, through them he perspired mightily, and with them he clenched his stubby fingers--such fingers as dug trenches, or snatched lewdly at soft flesh, in days of barbarian battle. [11]
- Out in the woods of Beedon he had attuned his flute to the stir of leaves, the murmur of streams, the song of birds, the boom and burden of storm; and it was soft and deep as the throat of the bell-bird of Australian wilds. [11]
- Slowly drawing the wonderful soft web of hair over her shoulders, she began to weave it into one wide strand, which grew and grew in length till it was like a great rope of spun gold. [11]
- It was a wonderful Indian summer day, the sunlight soft and melting; and the smoke which continually harassed this district had lifted a little, as though in deference to the Sabbath. [9]
- She had spoken with the soft irony of truth, the blind tyranny of the just. [11]
- And a talk with the right listener is so like an arm-in-arm walk in the moonlight with the soft heartbeat just felt through the folds of muslin and broadcloth! [6]
- At that moment, with soft steps, the countess came in shyly, in her cap and velvet gown. [2]
- Great maples, heavy with leaves, stood out against the soft blue of the sky, and the sunlight poured over everything, bathing the stone walls, the thatches of the farmhouses, extracting from the copses of stunted pine a pungent, reviving perfume. [9]
- A soft summer wind waved a little the long gray grass of the ancient resting-place, and seemed to whisper peace to the weary generation that lay there. [4]
- A soft south wind was blowing, eating away the remaining patches of snow; the sky was full of fleecy clouds. [4]
- A soft south wind was blowing, and all the air was drowsy with the hum of bees. [4]
- He had a will like flint, and under it a soft heart. [9]
- The pleading glance which Els had cast at her must have pierced her soft heart, for her bosom suddenly heaved violently and, struggling to repress her sobs, she gasped, "I know you mean kindly, but I am not made of stone or iron either. [10]
- Which was this: whenever one of these came to die, then beyond the vague and formless images drifting through his darkening mind rose soft and rich and fair a vision of the Tree--if all was well with his soul. [5]
- Time passes swiftly when thoughts are cheerful, or are only tinged with the soft melancholy of a brief separation. [11]
- He lifted it when he heard that soft friendly voice, and there was a wistful something in his face which made one think that there had been music in it for him and that he would like to hear it again. [5]
- Around our hats were wound many folds of soft white muslin, with the ends hanging and flapping down our backs--an idea brought from the Orient and used by tourists all over Europe. [5]
- The gray squirrels were out looking for their breakfasts, and one of them came toward us in light, soft, intermittent leaps, until he was close to the rail of the burial-ground. [6]
- But his ways were gentle, and his speech was soft and persuasive. [5]
- The silky mountains were clothed in soft, rich splendors of melting color, and some of the cliffs were veiled in slanting mists. [5]
- No one showed weariness, and when the dawn broke slow and soft over the eastern hills, I motioned my good boatmen towards the shore, and landed safely. [11]
- But at last we see him get to the professor's head, and sort of raise up soft and look a good spell in his face and listen. [5]
- On either side was that soft plumbless diffusion, and ahead the secret of untravelled wilds and the fortunes of war. [11]
- But if he was soft on the Arkansas mosquitoes, he was hard enough on the mosquitoes of Lake Providence to make up for it--'those Lake Providence colossi,' as he finely called them. [5]
- Ah, the morning was silver with glory As I lay by my tent on the shore; And the soft air was drunken with odours, And my soul lifted up to adore. [11]
- And so there was no parting, for in his fancy I went with him; he knew not but I went with him, my hand in his--my young soft hand, not this withered claw. [5]
- In it Joan's warrior soul is revealed, and for the moment the soft little shepherdess has disappeared from your view. [5]
- But as he walked languidly along, some ladies saw him across the street, and seeing, were moved with pity, and pitying, spoke such soft words that he was tempted to accept their invitation and rest awhile beneath their hospitable roof. [6]
- It was a wail of sorrow, a march to the grave, a benediction, a soft sound of farewell, floating through the room and dying away into the mid-day sun. [11]
- Laughter and soft voices came from the galleries. [9]
- A soft, repentant voice, tremulous with tears, said: "Alonzo, dear, I have been wrong. [5]
- The soft whispering voice continued its rhythmic murmur, something oppressed him and stretched out, and the strange face was before him. [2]
- The house was very still and the blinds were drawn to shut out the heat, but the soft din of the locusts came through the windows. [11]
- The bath is very agreeable, the tepid water being singularly soft and pleasant. [4]
- He said: "'Times, ver' quiet, ver' soft, like summer night, but when she mad she blaze. [5]
- The appointed day ushered in undisturbed by any clouds; nothing disturbed Ambulinia's soft beauty. [5]
- As he came upon the great house, however, in the soft light of evening, he was conscious of no violence done to his artistic sense. [11]
- I often lie upon that soft robe of sable--ay, sable, Master Robert--and think of him who gave it to me. [11]
- Then I sat up, the soft stamping and snorting of the horses in my ears. [9]
- He received Ruth's unwearied attentions with ardent gratitude, and when he gazed into her faithful eyes, when her hand touched him, her soft, deep voice penetrated the depths of his soul, an unexampled sense of happiness filled his breast. [10]
- She flushed--slowly flushed until her face--and eyes were one soft glow, then she laid a hand upon his arm and said: "Davy, I feel the truth about him--no more. [11]
- The cellar had two feet of stagnant water in it, and was bottomed with six inches of soft mud. [5]
- And so it turned out, and he let on to be Sid, and made things as soft as he could for me. [5]
- The sound of trotting horses had ceased, and there was silence broken only by a faint, dry pattering of cottonwood leaves in the soft night wind. [13]
- We found the trail in the soft wet earth and followed it. [5]
- The other came towards the hospital at a quick trot, drew bridle very near Jasmine's window, slid to the ground, said a soft word to his charger, patted its neck, and, turning, made for the door of the hospital. [11]
- In the pause, too, I heard a long, soft shuffling of feet in the corridor--the evening procession from the chapel--and a slow chant: "I am set down in a wilderness, O Lord, I am alone. [11]
- Dan got down too, and hunted for a soft place. [5]
- After her commanding tones Hannah's tale sounded as soft as a song. [10]
- I pass soft, to the treasure-room, and I see him kneel beside a chest, looking in. [11]
- He was appointed to the head-directorship in the entire department of music in Lacedaemon and succeeded in naturalizing the soft Lydian music. [10]
- And she wanted to talk to him about Italy,--only she did not know how to begin,--when a customer appeared, an Italian woman who conversed with him in soft, liquid tones that moved her .... [9]
- He had forgotten to take his soft, wide-brimmed hat off; and Beaton felt a desire to sketch him just as he sat. [8]
- He composed himself to sleep, but, as he lay waiting for that coverlet of forgetfulness to be drawn over him, he heard the sound of bells soft and clear. [11]
- It would suffice to render Antony's heart soft and yielding as the fire melted the gold. [10]
- Angele's heart fluttered to her mouth, but the soft, simple music helped her, and she began with eyes bent upon the ground, her linked fingers clasping and unclasping slowly. [11]
- She seemed actually to feel in her arms its soft little body pressed against her. [9]
- Sometimes Florence ceases to be substantial, and becomes just a faint soft dream, with domes and towers of air, and one is persuaded that he might blow it away with a puff of his breath. [5]
- She was glad to be alone, and it was very comfortable to rest on the soft cushions under the gilt-coffered ceiling of the arcade. [10]
- It's one thing to be a missionary and say the little word in season; it's another to run your soft red head against a hard stone wall. [11]
- Her voice seemed to ache with the plaintive depth of the song, and the soft night filled its soul with melody. [11]
- Once, two, three times I make him read it out--he has the voice so soft and round, Maitre Damian there. [11]
- But the fourth time, he groped a little further, and his hand lightly swept against something soft and warm. [5]
- For a long time Virginia stood on the end of the porch, until the heaving of the buggy harness died on the soft road, She felt Clarence gaze upon her before she turned to face him. [9]
- From time to time he heard a soft rustle and at times a sigh. [2]
- It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist. [11]
- It was as though he had discharged into his system from some cells of his brain a flood which coursed like a stream of soft fire. [11]
- Kiss my lips, thou Lord of light, Kiss my lips a soft good night! [6]
- On the way thither, they had to pass through Kensington Gardens, and Miss Bronte was much "struck with the beauty of the scene, the fresh verdure of the turf, and the soft rich masses of foliage. [14]
- But now that they were facing the business of their journey, his voice got soft and gentle, as it did before the Fort, when he grappled his foes two by two and three by three, and wrung them out. [11]
- It is true, there were some soft and merciful passages occasionally, but the tramp-tramp of the tourists only allowed one to get fitful glimpses of them, so to speak. [5]
- Well, he got there all safe, and was reaching slow and steady toward the buttons, but he knocked down something that made a noise, and we see him slump down flat an' soft in the bottom, and lay still. [5]
- If it was the wrong one there could be no use in hurrying; therefore we did not hurry, but sat down frequently on the soft moss and enjoyed the restful quiet and shade of the forest solitudes. [5]
- The atmosphere of the woods was of soft, diffusive green--the sunlight filtering through the transparent leaves. [11]
- I have heaped the window-seats with soft furs, and one of these I prize most rarely. [11]
- He would say, the will has been probated, the property distributed, it will be a world of trouble to settle the rows--better leave well enough alone; don't ever disturb anything, where it's going to break the soft smooth flow of things and wobble our tranquillity. [5]
- At such times the water comes out of the places in her face that she looks out of, and she pats the fish on the back and makes soft sounds with her mouth to soothe it, and betrays sorrow and solicitude in a hundred ways. [5]
- The soft light, the warmth, the exotic odour of the plants, the well-dressed people who trod softly the strip of carpet set on the marble with the air of being at home--all contributed to an excitement, intense yet benumbing. [9]
- The noises of the village were soothing, the soft smell of the woodland came over. [11]
- Open patches where the sun gets in and goes to sleep, and the winds come so finely sifted that they are as soft as swan's down. [6]
- I'm to have the sub-contract for the first fifty miles, and you can bet it's a soft thing. [5]
- In those days the streets will be fetlock deep in soft mud. [9]
- Presently out of the soft shadowed stillness, broken by the note of a vagrant whippoorwill, crept out from Maximilian Cour's old violin the music of 'The Baffled Quest of Love'. [11]
- In the center, the soft red glow of the candles, the gleaming silver, the shining cloth, the Church on one side--and what on the other? [9]
- All the brightness, the soft piquancy, which Iberville knew, had returned; and he wondered--fortunate to know that wonder so young--at her varying moods. [11]
- I was resisting the soft influences of the climate as well as I could, and endeavoring to overcome the desire to be indolent and happy. [5]
- In one hand the soft glove of kindness, in the other, voila! [11]
- She was in the soft flare of the lights. [11]
- The light of the sky above was a soft radiance, as of a happy Arcadian land; the fire of the toil beneath was the output of human striving, an intricate interweaving of vital forces which, like some Titanic machine, wrought out in pain--a vast destiny. [11]
- The gates of the sanctuary screen were closed, the curtain was slowly drawn, and from behind it a soft mysterious voice pronounced some words. [2]
- He took to the road in the middle of a placid Sunday afternoon in the soft Missourian summer, and he was equipped properly for his mission. [5]
- This will be the ride of your lives," added Jane, in that same soft undertone, almost as if she were musing to herself. [13]
- They find out the red-handed, gloveless undergraduate of bucolic antecedents, as he squirms in his corner, and distill their soft words upon him like dew upon the green herb. [6]
- The dance answers the purpose of the revolving pedestal upon which the "White Captive" turns, to show us the soft, kneaded marble, which looks as if it had never been hard, in all its manifold aspects of living loveliness. [6]
- In place of the prevailing hair-cloth covered furniture, the visitor had the satisfaction of seating himself upon a chair covered with some of the Widow's embroidery, or a sofa luxurious with soft caressing plush. [6]
- He lived with the old man until the other day, because he has a real soft spot for him. [9]
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