NOUN
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a sentimental affection
she had a soft spot for her youngest son - a place of especial vulnerability
- any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
How To Use soft spot In A Sentence
- Although I have never been a card-carrying member of any political party, I have always had a soft spot for people of conviction who are either prepared to stand for election themselves or work tirelessly on behalf of others.
- I have, on the other hand, a soft spot for soprano and mezzo arias - Kiri Te Kanawa and Edita Gruberova are old-time icons of mine.
- Through the eager ministrations of a larger-than-life taxi-driver Spiro, who himself has a soft spot for Mother, the family move to a succession of different coloured villas.
- It's hard not to have a soft spot for counterfeit goods. Times, Sunday Times
- Remember that baby's fontanels (soft spots) are delicate, but they are certainly tough enough to withstand a gentle washing.
- The cakes did rise, but there was a gooey soft spot in the center portion of each, just as the recipe intended.
- If you've got a soft spot for the tall, dark and handsome archetype, chances are your real-life partner is short, blond and, well, not so toothsome.
- We're getting earnings data and economic data that suggest we're going from a soft spot to a moderate economy," said Michael Strauss, who helps oversee about $26 billion at Commonfund in Wilton, Conn. Dow reaches its highest level in 5 months
- We developed a soft spot for the place - primarily because its lift cut a good bit of the climb out of the journey from the village, up that killer hill, to the bus stop on the main road.
- As the disease progresses, babies' fontanels, or soft spots, may begin to bulge.