speak softly
Frequency: 8.522.1 per million words
to talk in a quiet, gentle voice
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Examples (20)
- Please speak softly in the library.
- She leaned in to speak softly in his ear.
- She had to speak softly so as not to wake the baby.
- The mother began to speak softly to her sleeping baby.
- He always tries to speak softly when delivering bad news.
- He spoke softly so as not to wake the neighbors.
- The doctor asked him to speak softly to avoid disturbing other patients.
- Please speak softly while the meeting is in progress.
- Even when angry, she would still speak softly, which was unnerving.
- She spoke softly, her voice barely a whisper.
- They had to speak softly to share the secret.
- The nurse spoke softly to the elderly patient.
- If you speak softly, people tend to lean in and listen more carefully.
- They spoke softly to each other across the table.
- The old woman would often speak softly to her cat.
- You must speak softly in the cathedral.
- He learned to speak softly to calm nervous animals.
- He spoke softly into the microphone.
- Can you speak a little more softly? My head hurts.
- She spoke softly to the frightened animal.