How to Use soft-spoken in a Sentence

soft-spoken

adjective
  • And King was never soft-spoken.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • Myers was one of the last to enter, and among the most soft-spoken while there.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Raines glides to the hoop with strength and speed and gives nothing away with her soft-spoken demeanor.
    — Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Williams was fifty-five and soft-spoken, with a slight figure and thick-rimmed brown glasses.
    — Joshua Sharpe august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In the kitchen, Ono is soft-spoken and single-minded.
    — Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Lemon was soft-spoken in high school and is not a player who will give a rousing speech in front of the team.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The 19-year-old is soft-spoken but determined.
    — Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • The one wearing the body camera has a high, soft-spoken voice that seems to belie his mission.
    — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Ryan was shy, sweet and soft-spoken, a perfect foil for the magnetic Trista.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
  • Somewhat soft-spoken, Riccoboni is hardly timid in his art.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The cameras and mics of that era did not properly capture the man in all his soft-spoken glory.
    — Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And even in those, Sandler leans toward soft-spoken and humble or, at most, just one of the guys.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
  • He is spurred by a confidence, even a soft-spoken cockiness, in his own instincts.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • While Ivey was a dapper, laugh-out-loud kind of guy, Marcia was soft-spoken and rather laid back.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
  • What are her defining traits beyond being soft-spoken and liking Hyun-ju?
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • And Max Minghella, hard-eyed but soft-spoken, makes a giddy villain.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In her 50s, soft-spoken and quick to smile, Hertz is even a regular at many of her tenants’ shows.
    — Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The gallerist called the artist sweet, soft-spoken and considerate, and said his visual language made sense.
    — Emily Wilson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Carville talks loudly and a mile-a-minute, while Matsuhisa is generally soft-spoken.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
  • In spite of the fanfare that surrounds her, Sweeney is calm, soft-spoken and friendly, instantly putting me at ease.
    — Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The soft-spoken aspiring actor admits her first week at the Utah high school was difficult.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Small in stature and soft-spoken, Patterson refused to go negative on the campaign trail.
    — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The Hawks have talked about how the soft-spoken wing can help Bedard not only with his passing but with the subtleties of the game.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Conway, who works for Caltech and spoke on video from his home in Mammoth Lakes, is the more soft-spoken of the two.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Carpenter, a soft-spoken transfer from Indiana, was a two-year starter for the Hoosiers.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • Sauvé is extremely soft-spoken, her slight Quebecois accent lilting over the crowd’s hush.
    — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023
  • When The Teacher begins, the soft-spoken teacher, who lives alone, is wrestling with grief on multiple fronts.
    — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
  • That led to ejections for Boone and, ultimately, the soft-spoken LeMahieu.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
  • Shaeffer—attentive and soft-spoken—sorts the Mylar pieces on the table.
    — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The soft-spoken, mild-mannered White, who was acquired from the Spurs in a midseason trade last year, has turned into a key piece.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023

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