softspoken

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Among many things Democrats like about the softspoken Brennan are his anti-torture views.

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  • He was softspoken, stoop-shouldered, and usually guarded in his expressions. —  Garwood, Julie - Lion's Lady
  • He would also peek in on batting practice sessions, offering advice, always polite, always softspoken. —  Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
  • I'll spare you days 2 through whenever, but I'm sure some of you have been there, or somewhere similar where you're feeling bad and hypocritical for even putting them through this, and where later on some smiling, softspoken, patronizing somebody is telling you to just give it another chance and you might be surprised, blah blah.
  • Another "weepy ballad" comes along here - the acoustic finger-picking approach is softspoken enough to feel like they're trying to avoid waking or angering someone. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • Now the softspoken Mensch, 44, of Pennsburg, Pa., spends several hours a week at house parties where she hawks the earrings, necklaces and other jewelry she loves to wear, earning about $250 a pop in commissions. —  Catholic Online > Daily Readings
 

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