Sentence examples for softly for a while from inspiring English sources
"They groaned softly for a while, as if this was truly an appalling idea, as no doubt it is," Mr. Osborne writes.
What did bring their display to an end was the loud wailing of Penelope, who had woken wet and had complained softly for a while, then more vigorously, and had finally given way to fury.
As secretary of state, Mrs. Clinton may have to speak softly for a while when talking to the Putins, Chávezes and Ahmadinejads of the world about the virtues of elective democracy.
"It goes ponging into the ether," he boomed, startling diners in distant corners of the restaurant, then murmured softly for a while before declaring, apropros of a balky coffeepot, "Are you being frustrated by an irascible beaker?" When a waiter arrived, Frost looked up and said, " 'Ello, 'ello, 'ello.
Many women spoke softly and fell silent for a while or were moved to tears.
She pauses for a while then says softly but firmly: "No".
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.
That worked — for a while.
