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Discover LudwigThe phrase "saying softly" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe the manner in which someone is speaking, indicating a gentle or quiet tone. Example: "She was saying softly, trying not to disturb the sleeping baby."
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A friend moved in close to console her, saying softly: "Stop crying.
"Children," Kwami remembered a teacher saying softly, clearing her throat before she continued.
Gunner and Willy had spent a good hour conversing, Gunner saying softly, "Stop that, you stupid freak, you pathetic idiot, you stupid stupid".
I asked him why he thought he'd lived longer than his friends and he thought for a while before saying softly: "One never does know.
When the Peruvians say they have been authorized to shoot down the plane, one American pilot can be heard saying softly over his intercom, "I think we're making a big mistake".
The longer you spent away from the story the harder it would be to finish it,but the hall was long, the line out the door, and you would turn none away, knowing how far they had come for the comfort of having someone listen to their lungs and say it sounded better than it sounded while you stood breathingin their sighs of relief, saying, softly, "Next".
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