Sentence examples for that softened from inspiring English sources

Outside, the sky was tin-can gray, a depressing light that softened Nana's embarrassment.

And it was the rapid revival of finance following the 2008 market meltdown and federal bail-out that softened New York's most recent recession.

He added that softened demand for beef and chicken followed, and higher raw material costs for processed food rounded out the list.

Despite light but persistent rain that softened and slowed the greens at Highland Meadows Golf Club, scores were high considering the tournament's birdie-filled history.

The ties stretch back to Bill Clinton's administration, when he signed measures that softened regulation of the nation's largest financial institutions.

Landry —  all 5 feet 7, 150 pounds of him — was the bantamweight winning rounds on the scorecard against the heavyweight champ of major courses, though in Oakmont's defense, its defenses were compromised by overnight rain that softened and slowed the treacherous greens.

All those golfers who toyed with the layout at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., like it was a pitch-and-putt course during the first two rounds of the PGA Championship can thank the rains that softened normally treacherous fairways and greens.

It underwent a partial secondary fermentation that softened the acidity.

Or there were pleats that softened the line.

But Jo got it, and she played it, and so that softened the way for others to play it.

But, as I watched him announce his transition team Thursday, I recalled a little history that softened the apocalyptic visions.