Sentence examples for try and soften from inspiring English sources

"I think we will meet every day to try and soften the impact of 9.5percentt," Mr. Wishnie, a Democrat, said.

I will say, 'Marshal, why is this guy held hostage?' I could try and soften it up in that way … If the Marshal says, 'Dennis, you know, do you want me to let him loose?' and then if I actually got him loose – and I'm just saying this out the blue – I'd be the most powerful guy in the world.

London is facing a potentially chaotic exit from the European Union and is desperate to sign trade deals with other countries to try and soften the blow.

On Nov. 18, two weeks after the Republican sweep of the House, a team of lobbyists sat down with Victoria Espinel, a senior official in the White House's Office of Management and Budget, to try and soften Baidu's image.

"The media coverage is pretty damning, so it's not a bad move for an attorney to want to try and correct, or try and soften, what might have happened that night.

In order to try and soften the impact of this loss, divorced parents should plan ahead for the absence their children during the holidays by making alternate plans with their extended families or loved ones, planning to be away or scheduling events to soften the blow of not being with your children on these special occasions.

"Something that was very important to me was to try and use that very iconic image but to dismantle it and try to soften it, break it down and make it more fashionable in a sense".

"Something that was very important to me was to try and use that very iconic image (the union flag) but to dismantle it and try to soften it, break it down and make it more fashionable in a sense.

He insisted I try and use satire to soften the blow of my rants and it was great advice, particularly online where building an audience requires a site to have a little bit of everything or else people won't come back.

Maybe once a month, instead of buying a $5 magazine that tells us how similar we are to the rich and famous, we could drop a few bucks into the poor box at church, or at Goodwill, Purple Heart or the local food pantry, and try to soften the line between us, and the truly less fortunate.

But then, it doesn't really matter, 'cause everyone knows that it is indeed our fault sometimes…I think it's more to show solidarity and try to soften the blow… Judging oneself is described by newly qualified midwives and by experienced ones.