softhearted

Example Sentences

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Later, Britney wept, and softhearted, hardboiled Hollywood Nate soothed her: “Even gunfighters have to cry sometimes,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

What made the episode especially surprising was that Koolhaas, hardly known for a sentimental or softhearted streak, agreed to speak to The New York Times for an article announcing the split.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2023

I'm not being softhearted or I'm not trying to be anything.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2020

Weak but wealthy, smart but softhearted, Tyrion’s ever-variable status was a microcosm of the instability of the Seven Kingdoms.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2019

When I woke up and staggered into our bedroom, Margot, normally the more softhearted of the two of us, would look at me skeptically.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover