Sentence examples for soften by from inspiring English sources

CLSA, a broker, predicts that demand will drop by 20%, but prices will soften by a mere 1-2% in the fourth quarter.

She herself had had her hair razored into short grey splinters, a look she sought to soften by wearing interesting earrings.

The harbor is the largest American port for petroleum products, and many local refineries that hoped last autumn's high prices would soften by winter bought heating oil at the last minute.

Yet these inadequacies don't compromise the punched-in-the-gut effect of this raw and engrossing personal tragedy, which Powers tries to soften by exposing the humor of these self-dramatizing, self-absorbed, literary 20-somethings: "I watched 'The Shining' and thought it was my life," he writes.

Prices for solar products should be stable in the beginning of 2008 but soften by the end of the year, according to Shrestha.

Glide the deeper color along the cheekbones and soften by layering the lighter shade to give dimension.

The farce is softened by sentiment.

All grudges are softened by the approach of dinner.

Giggling, we began walking, our strides softened by laughter.

Castellano was tossed onto the grass softened by a rainstorm.

This harsh reality is softened by human relationships.