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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asked softly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the manner in which someone is asking a question or making a request, indicating a gentle or quiet tone.
Example: "She leaned closer and asked softly, 'Can you keep a secret?'"
Alternatives: "inquired gently" or "spoke quietly".
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"Really?" he asked softly, missing the joke.
"Are you O.K.?" she asked softly.
"You want a statistic?" Brinton asked softly.
I asked softly about Mike's suicide.
"You mean God's mercy?" Mary asked softly.
"How long has it been?" she asked softly.
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"Are they right now?" I ask, softly.
'Were we all there?' she'd ask softly".
"Everybody okay?" Shepherd, at the front of the class, asks softly.
"Why don't you stay a while?" Sammy asks softly as she sits down next to him.
"Are you going to let me in?" she asks softly of someone off-camera, then changes lanes when the driver behind her lets her in.
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