Late one night, faced with busloads of Mexican immigrants held by the U.S. authorities and patiently biding their time, Alejandro squats down and softly questions them in Spanish, hunting for whispers of information.
Mr. Kail's suggestions came in the form of softly murmured questions.
As I went through my day, a simple question softly, gradually made its way into my awareness.
Look, Mom," he says softly, asking her questions about everything he sees.
"I'm sorry," she said softly to reporters' questions after the verdict.
Mr. Cutler, who is not seen on camera, is heard only occasionally, softly lobbing polite questions at Mr. Cheney.
The shape of the tune is unequivocal, but the indeterminate harmonies are like softly spoken, unanswered questions.
She stood before the judge in a black overcoat and sweat pants, softly answering procedural questions while dabbing her eyes with a tissue.
From a side entrance, every few minutes, a model would appear and circle the room while the PR man murmured softly and answered questions.
Appearing solemn during the proceeding, Mr. Zazi was clad in a white prison smock, and he conferred at times with his lawyers, J. Michael Dowling and Arthur Folsom, softly answering the questions put to him by Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer.
A fictional first-person portrait of Mary after Jesus's crucifixion, "The Testament of Mary" depicts Mary as a grieving mother living alone in the town of Ephesus, being "cared for, and questioned softly, and watched" by the authors of the Gospels.
