Sing to us softly, hum the evening's song. From LearnThat.org. [Ian Anderson, Source: Weathercock]
Speak softly but carry a big stick. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
She smiled softly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a soft pillow. ,a soft fabric; soft skin. ,soft slumber. ,soft music; a soft voice. ,soft light; a soft color. ,soft outlines. ,soft breezes. ,a soft, grandmotherly woman. ,soft words. ,soft, meaningless talk. ,He was too soft for the Marines. ,a soft job. ,to be soft on Communism. ,a soft tourist season. ,a soft loan. ,a soft landing on the moon. ,soft x-rays. ,soft in the head. From Dictionary.com.
Matt heard his name softly spoken, and he turned to find Sara and Zack beside him. From Wordnik.com. [Soulless] Reference
Finally he did, covering her body with his own, saying her name softly as he slipped inside her. From Wordnik.com. [Law of Attraction] Reference
I was terrified of surprising him, so I simply called his name softly. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union] Reference
I had closed my eyes and was nearly napping when I heard Geof say my name softly. From Wordnik.com. [Generous Death] Reference
Just as she was closing the door he called softly. From Wordnik.com. [The Judge] Reference
"Is it dry enough yet?" he called softly to Tasmir. From Wordnik.com. [The Enchanted Island] Reference
"Charlotte?" she called softly through the keyhole. From Wordnik.com. [Five Little Peppers Grown Up] Reference
"Martin!" she called softly, but there was no answer. From Wordnik.com. [The Brown Mask] Reference
I called softly; and he started and dropped his pistol. From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane Island] Reference
He let her cross half the terrace then he called softly. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Junior] Reference
"George!" she called softly, staying among the branches. From Wordnik.com. [The Judge] Reference
He let her cross half the terrace, then he called softly. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry] Reference
'Good-night,' she called softly to Temple on the stairs below. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete] Reference
"Elsie!" he called softly in a voice scarcely above a whisper. From Wordnik.com. [Little Lost Sister] Reference
Suddenly she heard her name softly murmured, and she looked up. From Wordnik.com. [Cruel As The Grave] Reference
"Come, my pretty one, come," he called softly in soothing tones. From Wordnik.com. [The Mermaid A Love Tale] Reference
"Ardelia," she called softly, after that moment of consideration. From Wordnik.com. [Country Neighbors] Reference
Again she moved audibly, at the same time calling softly: "Strong!". From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
"Monsieur de Lesperon," she called softly to me, noting my silence. From Wordnik.com. [Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys...] Reference
"Duncan?" queried Miss Irma, repeating my name softly as to herself. From Wordnik.com. [The Dew of Their Youth] Reference
"I'm coming, darling," she called softly, and the answer came back in. From Wordnik.com. [Virginia] Reference
Some one called her name softly and peremptorily, but she did not stop. From Wordnik.com. [Quin] Reference
Jonathan came across the grass I called softly, and pointed to the tree. From Wordnik.com. [More Jonathan Papers] Reference
"I'm coming," he called softly, as he slipped rapidly into some clothes. From Wordnik.com. [The Best British Short Stories of 1922] Reference
It was only my name softly uttered, apparently close at hand, and I made. From Wordnik.com. [Bunyip Land A Story of Adventure in New Guinea] Reference
"Good-night, dear lady," she called softly, with her lips against the door. From Wordnik.com. [Glory of Youth] Reference
Isoult heard her name softly called from the crowd of dispersing worshippers. From Wordnik.com. [Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution] Reference
"Good-night," she called softly over her shoulder, and vanished up the stairs. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Then, poking his head through the open skylight, he called softly, in Spanish. From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate of the Caribbees] Reference
"If you are sleepless," she called softly, "you may wake me and I'll talk to you.". From Wordnik.com. [Athalie] Reference
He called her name softly, but when she did not answer continued on to his own room. From Wordnik.com. [The Spoilers] Reference
"King sahib!" he called softly, repeating it louder and more loudly until King heard him. From Wordnik.com. [King of the Khyber Rifles] Reference
"Here we are," he called softly to Laroche, who was searching at the other side of the room. From Wordnik.com. [The Pit Prop Syndicate] Reference
She called softly to know if anybody was aboard, and the White Man answered equally cautiously. From Wordnik.com. [In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula] Reference
As he turned to go she spoke his name softly and with an impulsive movement took hold of his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life] Reference
"Kate!" he called softly, very softly, as if she were near and had only just crossed the threshold. From Wordnik.com. [The Manxman A Novel - 1895] Reference
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