Sentence examples for were softened from inspiring English sources
verb
To make something soft or softer.
- Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.
Ultimately, the controls he proposed were softened.
Immutable program instructions were softened to "If x, then y.
Their Southern accents, especially Howard's, were softened and Anglicized.
But their views were softened by abiding loyalty and respect.
And once they were softened up, Healey would pulverise them.
Metal filing cabinets were softened with lacelike stenciling.
The brashness and nobility of the landscape were softened by a cartoonlike tugboat.
In fact, the Medicare elements in the bill were softened before they became law.
They were softened by pussycat bows, while luscious pearls played off against Iron Lady lacquered hair.
Its effects on labour costs were softened by subsidies, including cuts in employers' social-security payments.
On Tuesday, some of the curbs Cyprus imposed on removing money from banks were softened.
