How to Use soft target in a Sentence
soft target
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By any measure, Kirwan was a soft target.
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Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s leadership was a soft target.
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Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
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The criminals are watching and waiting for the next soft target.
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Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This is a soft target and could change based on any upcoming weather and other factors, a release from the town stated.
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Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
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Security experts warn of soft target vulnerabilities and intelligence gaps as federal agencies prepare to secure 78 matches across 11 cities.
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Simon Chadwick,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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Missile expert Fabian Hoffman says that for a soft target such as distillation columns of Russian refineries, for example, the Flamingo’s lethal radius would be upwards of 38 meters.
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Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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