Softening in example sentence

"Dear Dunwoodie," said Frances, softening nearly to tears, and again extending her hand to him, as the richness of her color gradually returned, "you know my sentiments - this war once ended, and you may take that hand forever - but I can never consent to tie myself to you by any closer union than already exists, so long as you are arrayed in arms against my only brother.

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I admit to being somewhat jaded about the movie genre of a young child softening the heart of his/her reluctant guardian.

I always laugh out loud at this transition--because of course the director is just softening us up for the greatest horror climax in movies.

Shirley Maclaine can see that this is a thin idea and really works the slow-burn heart of the film only softening her stubborn, lonely widower by increments.

To explain this, observers pointed to the nimble response of the Bank of England (BoE), which cut interest rates to prevent any softening of demand.

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