Softened

Examples

• The heart was thrilled, the mind astonished, by the power of the preacher: neither were softened. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Marianne was softened in a moment. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Mr. Bruff's face softened, for the first time, into a smile. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• She could never do enough for me and was remarkably softened now in comparison with what she had been when we first knew her. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Her cordial look, when she put out her hand to him, softened his expression, but only with melancholy. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The steel for the manufacture of dies is carefully selected, forged at a high heat into the rough die, softened by careful annealing, and then handed over to the engraver. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• To her he soon turned, repeating much of what he had already said, with only a softened air and stronger expressions of regret. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• They will work, as I have seen, with wax hardened with vermilion or softened with lard. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Blind as he was, smiles played over his face, joy dawned on his forehead: his lineaments softened and warmed. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• To whom entered Mrs Gowan, with her favourite green fan, which softened the light on the spots of bloom. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The object now is subjected to the blast, and as the sand will not penetrate a softened material sufficient to abrade a surface beneath, the exposed portions alone will be cut away. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• These coils were then annealed or softened and placed in a heap. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• As the substance is ordinarily softened by heat it is necessary to take some means to prevent it from sticking to the mould. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Her fibres had been softened by suffering, and the sudden glimpse into his mocked and broken life disarmed her contempt for his weakness. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• As the last thing on earth that his heart was to warm and soften to, it warmed and softened to this pitiable girl. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I didn't exactly say so; I softened it down as much as I could; but I implied it, and I was resolute upon it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• But I was softened by the softened aspect of the man, and felt a touch of reproach. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• She looked from him to Rachael, and her features softened. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• A similar process of embossing, was devised in Paris and called Xyloplasty, by which steam-softened wood is compressed in carved moulds, which give it bas-relief impressions. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Man first discovered by observation or accident that certain stones were melted or softened by fire, and that the product could be hammered and shaped. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Do not tell me that you wish I had lost this; for it has softened my heart to all mankind. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The nature of Perdita was less perfect; but tenderness and happiness improved her temper, and softened her natural reserve. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• They mould the softened rubber over clay patterns in the form of shoes, jars, vases, tubes, etc. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• In short, the pink dress went on, softened by some drapery of black lace. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• But if you will listen to his letter, you may perhaps be a little softened by his manner of expressing himself. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• The softened stationer deposits another half-crown on the table. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Jo's angles are much softened, she has learned to carry herself with ease, if not grace. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Young man,' said Mr. Stiggins ostentatiously, 'I fear you are not softened by imprisonment. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• In some cities where the water is very hard, as in Columbus, Ohio, it is softened and filtered at public expense, before it leaves the reservoirs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• His hatchet-face softened for a moment, as if he was sorry for her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

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