How To Use Softly In A Sentence

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Katherine spoke softly, sometimes hesitantly and sometimes in a rush, with a great deal more emotional inflection than the voice she uses when acting the cool professional.
Carried by B-52 bombers, the "bunker busters" used five parachutes to land softly on their targets before detonating a nine megaton explosion, in effect simulating an earthquake.
In the Zirgana mountains large red deer softly returned their gaze from an apprehensive distance.
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The filly's head whirled around and she nickered softly before fumbling toward me, nudging my palm as I held my hand out.
It has a warmer feel, thanks to teal walls, blonde wood and large light fixtures like softly glowing upside-down umbrellas.
She breathed her advice softly.
The water gurgled and purled, loudly at first, then softly, as a powerful foot-wide whirlpool took shape.
She heard him curse softly and then he shifted his wait, effectively blocking her attempt at freedom.
Music leaked softly from the windows behind him, when he'd resumed his seat on the glider.
I sighed softly, relieved to have escaped another untimely lecture.
They kissed her, one cheek each, and departed softly in their pink felt bedroom slippers.
She reached out and grasped the silk, gasping as it unfurled into a thin cloak, shimmering softly.
She did some fingerpicking, then strummed softly again.
By now he was in a huddle with two locals, fingering silent chords while one of them played something softly on a penny whistle.
The room was softly lit by a lamp.
Water boy carefully feed the birds, but Bird said softly: "Buddha will bless you!
I got up and went to the shower; I dropped my silk gown which fell to the floor stroking my skin softly as it fell.
I sat on the bed shivering, straining to hear their conversation, but they were too far down the hall and speaking too softly anyway.
Leanne called softly, walking throughout the house, peeking into all the rooms.
It is announced by the horns con sordini, accompanied very softly by held notes in the strings, except viola, pizzicato in the celli, and tympani. Edward MacDowell
I hissed softly, my voice a few octaves higher than it should have been.
Too scary for you?" he mocked softly.
I whistle softly, then throw it across the carpets towards the windows.
Balayage recreates a sun-kissed feel to hair colour that grows out very softly and looks very natural.
He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead.
‘There,’ she said softly, and a moment later, saw a dark file of flying shapes appear.
Tell the men, " Turalyon said softly, drawing Lothar'shammer with his other.
Fingleton has defended the lack of prosecutions and intimates the softly-softly approach will continue apace with the advocacy of regulatory reform.
In an auditorium in Taipei, about 400 relatives also took part in a Buddhist ceremony with monks chanting softly and drumming lightly on wooden blocks.
speak softly but carry a big stick
Isabelle was standing at John's side, her face turning imploringly up to his, speaking softly, placatingly. HERE BE DRAGONS
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly. Theodore Roosevelt
Scarlett Johansson (left) and Kate Beckinsale maximize their almond-shaped eyes and oval faces with softly curved arches.
The lady returned to her side, her dress rustling softly as it slid along the smooth surface.
Once more the Dagda touched his harp, but very, very softly. And now a music stole forth as soft as dreams, and as sweet as joy: it was the magic Music of Sleep.
So I caught one of the hands that were lying limply on the coverlet, bent forward and said softly, reprovingly: "You silly young muggins, why did you go and do a daft thing like that? Fear is the Key
I could softly talk into the microphone and record the type of clouds billowing above, the look of the dew on the grass, the hawk gliding overhead, the ripe dewberries at my feet.
He was singing softly to the baby.
A party of us embarked in a sort of light boat called a caique, than which no species of vessel, save the gondola, cuts more softly and noiselessly through the waters. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833
He speaks too softly for her to hear.
The world is glue, pitch, paste—always too pliant; a dough that softly kneads the kneader, and whispers to the hand the material absurdity that it should loosen its grip, renounce its labor.
The gyrocar purred softly away, with two horses left wandering and two men clinging fast in a sweep of wind. Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43
She jumped onto the palomino horse's back, clicking softly to it.
The voice rasped softly ‘No, if you have what you wanted, just let me die.’
Her heard her sigh softly, reaching a hand down to touch his hands.
He kissed me softly before he left and I was about to ream him a new one before I saw Jason standing at the foot of the stairs.
Don't, " he warned softly.
Nature and animals eased the pain humans inflicted,' she says softly. Times, Sunday Times
She frowns softly, more of a piteous look than a displeased one.
She died a year ago: sweetly and softly, while sitting in a chair in the lounge of her residential care home just after the tea trolley has passed by.
He is assured and confident in his movement up there, softly spoken and more self-conscious when he returns to the ground. Times, Sunday Times
The evening is beautiful and mysterious and the outskirts of Reading full of softly lit curtained windows and familiar homely sounds.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
You blessed darling!" she softly exclaimed, "here I've been waiting for you, and _waiting_ for you and longing -- _Oh_! An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada
Redness lights the interior of the submersible; the glow from dials and video screens reflects softly off the burnished titanium hull.
I looked up to dozens of cormorants whooshing softly overhead.
Darkness threw a cloak over my strangeness, so that people let me pass with a nod or a softly called greeting.
The breeze whispered along the castle walls and for a moment he thought he heard his name hissing softly in the night wind. Last Sword Of Power
The sweeping rise and fall of the melody settled softly into her mind.
It stood near the window; its thick trunk, barkless, with a rotten heart, prevented the light from entering the room; the bent, black branches, devoid of leaves, stretched themselves mournfully and helplessly in the air, and shaking to and fro, they creaked softly, plaintively. The Man Who Was Afraid
I liked the bit in Ulysses where the guy remembers getting fed: Softly she gave me in my mouth the seedcake warm and chewed. The Gin Closet
So when we ask people to greet one another or share during ministry time, we have our instrumentalists play softly in the background. Christianity Today
Somewhere there is a desert ruled by a sun that knows no malice, a sun that never scorches; warm, healing, nurturing, smiling softly down with love for all that is beneath it and all who pass through it.
Leave them to sleep quietly and wake slowly, to soothe themselves with softly waving reflections and shadows of trees on the ceiling? The Sun
Light clusters, clear, deep, on the face of the radio gear ... fans up softly off the dial of the pelorus ... spills out portholes onto the white river. Gravity's Rainbow
‘I guess I'd ought to get home, my momma will be surely looking for me,’ she said softly.
Dry tan beech leaves that have survived all the winter storms now rattle softly on a low branch.
‘Merlot, vintage 1765,’ she read softly, and almost dropped the bottle in shock.
Let's say I was to go along with you, what exactly would this ` softly-softly " approach entail? CODE BREAKER
Apart from these birds, however, we found nothing else but a lone Winter Wren murmuring softly in the brush.
It smells softly of rose and contains tiny pieces of fairy glitter designed to sparkle subtly - guaranteed to make you look like the cat's miaow.
On this morning she was softly and shyly radiant. Her eyes were dreamily bright, her cheeks genuine 15)peachblow, her expression a happy one, 16)tinged with reminiscence.
Butler is softly spoken with a trace of an Edinburgh burr still discernible in her gentle Canadian accent.
Wulfgar chuckled softly and brought her fingers to his lips. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
The Frenchman, Bourne, wept softly into the palm of his hand. ANTI-ICE
Start as softly as possible and gradually increase in intensity until most students indicate they can hear it.
He is softly spoken, painfully shy, deeply introverted. Times, Sunday Times
Endecott" -- she said very softly, -- "do you know what you have been doing to-day? Say and Seal, Volume II
He quickly moved to the back of the tour bus where we were sitting and spoke softly.
It should have been peaceful, a haven of bright birdsong and softly rustling leaves.
Slowly, I bent my neck and softly kissed the side of her head, letting my mouth brush against her silken hair.
`Marcus Severus Secundus," she said, intoning the words softly. MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
Try applying conditioner from the roots to the tips and pull your hair softly into a ponytail at the nape of the neck.
Try applying conditioner from the roots to the tips and pull your hair softly into a ponytail at the nape of the neck.
The softly-softly diplomacy of constructive engagement has no effect on President Mugabe.
The police used a softly-softly approach with him.
The Boss tries the softly-softly approach at first so as to lull me into a false sense of security - not knowing that all calls originating in the sixth floor and terminating at his office are automatically flagged for my attention.
‘Wake up, sleepyhead,’ Billy said softly, gently shoving Ali's shoulder.
A fragile little thing floating softly through a cruel and callous world. Times, Sunday Times
Outside you'll find a private garden, just for hotel residents, where flowers fill the generous space with colour and delicate fragrance and a fishpond ripples softly in the quiet.
His own tightened in anticipation, and he swore softly under his breath.
The marble clock on the mantel-piece softly chimed the half-hour, the dog rose uneasily from the hearthrug and looked at the party at the breakfast table.
Ever so slightly and slowly, they lent in and kissed each other on the lips softly, savouring the moment in each other's arms.
‘Calm, calm,’ she chirred softly, a finger touching my jaw and hushing my stumbling chatter.
We landed softly on the other side, continuing a smooth gallop, until I checked him back to a canter, trot and then walk.
Chris unzipped the black duffle bag on his bed, chuckling softly to himself as he searched for an extra t-shirt.
The waves of the deep blue sea lapped softly at the shore.
He gazed steadily at her with a calm and regal expression, his eyes shining softly.
Beyond Mr Jefferson's high black hat, through those tangled dew-drops of flame, Mr Goosevort saw golden hair glide softly through the oasis of bodies gathered vaguely round the stage, Mr Umberto and Mrs. Jefferson laughed again together, and Mr Howle's mournful ululation could be heard adrift a lake of rabble... golden hair turning away and fluttering into the shadow of a winding stairway. Mr Goosevort
She speaks softly but intently, cutting a striking figure in black knee-length boots with her prominent features framed by jet black hair.
She had just let the tears fall softly, dropping onto her grey skirt.
In the drawing-room someone was playing softly and ramblingly on the piano. Crome Yellow
Lena's nostrils flared slightly then she grinned and kissed his lips softly.
And Carrots stood beside auntie's knee, clasping his little mother Floss's hand tight, and looking up in auntie's face with those wonderful eyes of his, which auntie had said truly one could not deceive; and when he had been told all there was to tell, he just said softly, Oh poor mamma! "Carrots": Just a Little Boy
His words landed like a bomb. After the explosion there was just a deathly quiet, the engine throbbing softly.
Pour softly down night's nimbus floods, on faces ghast - Leaves of Grass [1867]
Add the eggs and stir gently until softly scrambled.
She speaks softly but usually gets her own way.
Softly highlight the sides of the house, with Light Buttermilk.
They stood close together in the cramped space, and he spoke softly in the remembered sibilant voice. A SONG AT TWILIGHT
A single tear traced its course down her cheek and dropped softly to be absorbed by the wood.
She was humming softly to herself.
With the tendons gleaming softly in their beds, I removed the last bits of the aponeurosis, sprayed the wound with a mixture of alcohol and distilled water for disinfection, and set about closing the incisions. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
She murmured softly to the baby in her arms
The sky outside the Sanctuary was a rich, deep blue; several pinpoints of stars glittered softly.
He examined her thoroughly, talking softly all the while.
Kenny sniggered softly, but Jason shot his younger brother an annoyed look.
Becky, slim and small, with her hair peaked up to a topknot, Becky in pale blue, Becky as fair as her string of imitation pearls, Becky in the golden haze of the softly illumined room, Becky, Becky Bannister -- the name chimed in his ears. The Trumpeter Swan
In the corner, one youth sat alone, softly strumming a guitar.
speak softly but carry a big stick
Murmuring softly that they must go somewhere to talk, he led her from the garden.
How softly the turf had carpeted the untraveled avenue--he could no longer feel the roadway beneath his feet!
She kept repeating his name softly over and over again.
In the corner, on the gateleg table, the glass paperweight which he had bought on his last visit gleamed softly out of the half-darkness. Nineteen Eighty-four
It was a woman scarcely conscious and whimpering softly as they fastened the rope around her. Bomber
She kept repeating his name softly over and over again.
The fire in the fireplace crackled softly and set a soft glow upon the room.
Her hair was piled in curls atop her head with tendrils curling down softly and resting on her shoulders.
Despite the come-and-have-a-go iconoclasm of his album's title, MacInnes, 25, is softly spoken, charming and shy.
Oversized silver hoops dangled from her ears, glinting softly in the light from the Corvette.
the pony, lactating, that is, not your sister, then you softly whisper: Spill
‘We have taken the softly-softly approach several times, and 90% of the time it works,’ she says.
And in a few moments a voice from that quarter, low and breathy, joined very softly in the responses.
He barked his shin on a hidden stump and swore softly but continued on toward the scrap.
Some piano music tinkles gently in the background, a black Armani shirt clings softly to his chest.
The warm spring wind whisped softly through the budding trees and played with the tears on her cheeks.
Sarah whispered softly in remembrance of her dear friend who had passed away two years ago.
Ha , ha, " he exclaimed softly, as if to himself, " that's funny. ".
Country road, take me home, to the place that I belong... "he sang softly, off key. CORMORANT
The dog whimpered softly.
Her sled-dogs clustered about her in hirsute masses, and the leader, Wolf Fang, laid his long snout softly in her lap. A DAUGHTER OF THE AURORA
He shuts his phone and says my name softly and it lingers on his tongue.
I watched as my angel flew softly up to heaven to wait to be born again.
Professor Miles prefers to take a softly-softly approach and will talk to Financial Services Authority and the Office of Fair Trading about which steps to be taken to improve the functioning of the market.
Noah was whistling softly under his breath, his fingers tapping gently to the beat of a song on the radio.
The rain was still pattering down softly on her window.
There's where it was," she said softly and pointed to a deep niche cut into the surface of the stone overmantel. Ralestone Luck
Instinctively she lifted her head, and their lips met, softly at first, tasting and questing.
Sand the surface softly and carefully.
In the glass it is pale straw yellow; on the nose it is softly floral.
‘I will give you one thousand denarii's for him, take it or leave it’ she spoke to me softly but coldly to Protius.
His strong, peppery smell came to her with the yeasty odour of beer as he belched softly near her ear. LOOKING FOR THE SPARK
Bypass dash along he previously, she stands in window alien before, he says softly : "I am sorry, come now late?
In the Zirgana mountains large red deer softly returned their gaze from an apprehensive distance.
I stood up softly, undesirous of disturbing my companions, but with my heart beating now rather more rapidly with surprise and excitement.
‘My mother wants to see you,’ Marc said, latching the door softly.
With his free hand he was softly pushing back her hair, sending goosebumps scattering from Shiona's head to her toes.
Her softly spoken words of comfort never penetrated the horror which enclosed his tormented mind. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM
He added softly,'I missed you.
She grabbed the bedcover from the bed and, as softly and as quietly as possible, she placed it over the still sleeping girl.
The night-sisters moved softly to and fro on the beeswaxed boards, smoothing tumbled pillows, adjusting a splint or a bandage, calming the bearded children who fretted because they were hopelessly "out of it. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions
The gaslights flickered softly, and as the time passed the surroundings no longer seemed faded and threadbare but rich and sumptuous.
“Wake up, sleepyhead,” a deep voice said softly from outside the fog. Show Stoppah
He laughed softly, the sound more like a choke than a pleasurable noise.
She bends over and kisses him gently there, her tongue gliding softly along.
He was dressed in a softly tanned deer - skin wrapped around his waist a thong of rawhide.
Webb swore softly, praying she wouldn't let the connection go. PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW
She whispered so softly that Heart had to strain to hear.
A skein of duck came across, gabbling softly to themselves.
Fair and softly go far in a day.
Whisper it softly, but co-ownership is becoming fashionable again. Times, Sunday Times
I talked to a gentle, softly spoken miner about the strike, the police and the scabs.
You hear softly piped Fifties swing music. Times, Sunday Times
The four berobed Klingons pounded their spears now and then and roared softly in outrage -- or maybe enthusiasm. Theater Review: Washington Shakespeare Company's evening of the Bard in Klingon
When he brought her breakfast, he lingered and spoke softly to her through the bars.
He laughed softly and directed me out of the chapel, towards the portals of the main doorway and the sunlight in the plaza.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard Steve softly knock at the door before he came in.
‘Edge,’ he said softly as lightning spiked out of the sky and the thunder followed angrily after.
Nash hadn't raised his voice, still spoke rather softly, confidentially.
Carlos poured, cursing softly in Spanish as he did so, then walked off.
He added softly,'I missed you.
One hip shifted her weight to that side, and suddenly every angle softly flowed into another.
I take a step closer to him and fix his tie around the collar of his dress shirt, softly speaking each step as I do so.
Obama appears to have finally understood that his softly-softly approach, while laudable, was beginning to set up both the Democrats and himself for major losses come November. Chris Dalby: Obama Finally Toughens Up - About Time!
A severe looking priest up front was speaking very softly, only slightly louder than a confessional whisper.
The pink satin of her slipper glowed softly and the ribbons sculpted her ankle.
He swore softly, stopping to shine the penlight in his eyes.
‘There,’ he says softly, sticking the medical tape over the end of the bandage to keep it in place.
And Aunt Jane beamed at me over her silver-rimmed spectacles and hitched her own chair a little to one side, in order to give me the full benefit of the wind that was blowing softly through the white-curtained window, and carrying into the room the heavenliest odors from a field of clover that lay in full bloom just across the road. Aunt Jane of Kentucky
I slept fitfully, dreaming that a rat was softly nuzzling my ear.
‘I will,’ she said softly, though she wasn't sure if he heard her over the clop of his horse's hooves.
He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead.
The first person that addressed them was Captain Aresby, who, with his usual delicate languishment, smiled upon Cecilia, and softly whispering, Cecilia
Growling softly to myself I leant down to pick up my stuff, my papers scattered everywhere.
Billy, when the dismal thing had dragged its way through the final note, sat "down front," crying softly in the semi-darkness while she was waiting for Alice Greggory to "run it through just once more" with a pair of tired-faced, fluffy-skirted fairies who could _not_ learn that a duet meant a _duet_ -- not two solos, independently hurried or retarded as one's fancy for the moment dictated. Miss Billy's Decision
She laughed softly until tears welled in her eyes and spilled down her cheeks.
Baby Troy 14 months stopped nursing a few months ago and I'm kina glad he did because HE WAS KILLING ME SOFTLY. The Science Of Sleep
Erik closed the door softly behind him as he entered, but it sounded like the stroke of a clock moments before death.

How To Use Softly In A Sentence

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