On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Softly. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as quietly or loudly and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Softly in a sentence
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Softly meaning
- In a soft manner; gently.
- Not loudly; nearly inaudibly.
- With subdued color; faded or misty with distance.
Using Softly
- The main meaning on this page is: In a soft manner; gently. | Not loudly; nearly inaudibly. | With subdued color; faded or misty with distance.
- Useful related words include: quietly, loudly, lightly, gently.
- In the example corpus, softly often appears in combinations such as: softly and, softly spoken, softly in.
Context around Softly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Softly
- In this selection, "softly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, played, treading, clapped, approach, spoken and beyond stand out and add context to how "softly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a softly softly approach to and begin skating softly general lou. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "softly" sits close to words such as ammonium, asher and attaches, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with softly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I speak softly, but in a voice I remember. (9 words)
On 12th January, this wonderful lady softly departed from our earthly world. (12 words)
It’s sung in Arabic, with Excentrik’s guitar echoing softly in the background. (14 words)
He should have added Trump’s softly, softly approach to Kim Jong-un, president of North Korea, which at the least has probably slowed the country’s rate of growth in nuclear weapons. (33 words)
But Boston got those three runs right back, opening the fifth with three hits off Irvin, two of them hit softly, before Duvall scored two with a single off reliever Bryan Baker. (32 words)
Burke, wearing his trademark black fedora, hardly spoke during the tour, which was punctuated by the song “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas and the Papas playing softly in the background. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Those watching political developments will see that this “softly, softly” approach has failed miserably, and the impact on our society is profound.
He should have added Trump’s softly, softly approach to Kim Jong-un, president of North Korea, which at the least has probably slowed the country’s rate of growth in nuclear weapons.
In this fight, Saikat Chakrabarti’s wunderkind biography has been turned against him, especially by moderates who have typically favored a softly-softly approach to Silicon Valley.
Rather, it’s that the St, Paul Chamber Orchestra rarely played softly, and, here too, never as softly as the San Francisco Symphony led by Herbert Blomstedt.
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A former union official with the Irish Nurses Organisation, the softly spoken Cork woman is known for her direct approach.
After a hitless first inning, players started to make contact and Biddle clapped softly for each hit.
All the extra weight in the mid-section is being softly cushioned now, and I no longer have pelvic pain while sleeping on my sides.
A playlist of Indie classics softly plays in the background, as the chefs carefully dish out the first course from the open kitchen behind.
Burke, wearing his trademark black fedora, hardly spoke during the tour, which was punctuated by the song “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas and the Papas playing softly in the background.
But Boston got those three runs right back, opening the fifth with three hits off Irvin, two of them hit softly, before Duvall scored two with a single off reliever Bryan Baker.
But Devine’s first record, Circle Gets The Square, came out, softly, in the U.S. in 2001 and then again in the U.K. in 2002.
Field, for example, offers her clients comfort, easing them as they draw their last breaths, talking to them softly or holding their hand.
He is softly spoken but direct, and he will be able to deliver a clear message.
I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this,” Tawee said softly as he sat on his home’s porch, which he fashioned himself.
Injured Islanders star Mathew Barzal is set to begin skating softly, general Lou Lamoriello said.
I speak softly, but in a voice I remember.
It also has grandiose architecture that combines the old weathered brick of the convent with the creature comforts of softly-lit saunas and Jacuzzis.
It’s sung in Arabic, with Excentrik’s guitar echoing softly in the background.
On 12th January, this wonderful lady softly departed from our earthly world.
Common combinations with softly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- softly and 14×
- softly spoken 9×
- softly in 9×
- softly as 7×
- softly but 6×
- the softly 5×
- softly softly 4×
- speak softly 4×
- spoke softly 4×
- softly with 4×