soften toward
Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words
to become gentler or more sympathetic in attitude towards someone or something
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Examples (10)
- Her anger softened toward him.
- His stance on the issue has softened toward compromise.
- After hearing her story, his heart began to soften toward her plight.
- The public's opinion may eventually soften toward the new regulations.
- Despite her initial resistance, she found herself softening toward the idea.
- The strict teacher's attitude had noticeably softened toward the struggling student.
- Will the company's policy ever soften toward remote work requests?
- With age, his critical view of modern art began to soften toward appreciation.
- They hoped his resolute opposition would soften toward their proposal.
- Even the harshest critics started to soften toward the controversial artist's latest work.