How do you use the word "soft" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "soft": The air is soft, the soil moist. My muscles have become soft.

Soft Meaning

/sɒft/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjEasily giving way under pressure.

adjSmooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.

Sentence Examples

The air is soft, the soil moist.

My muscles have become soft.

The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

easy velvet delicate

Antonyms:

hard loud

CEFR Practice Quiz

The kitten's fur was incredibly ____ to the touch.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The new velvet cushions were so ____ that she almost fell asleep while resting her head on them.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft From Middle English softe, from Old English sōfte, alteration of earlier sēfte (“soft”), from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (“level, even, smooth, soft, gentle”) (compare *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *semptio-, *semtio-, from *sem- (“one, whole”). Cognate with West Frisian sêft (“gentle; soft”), Dutch zacht (“soft”), German Low German sacht (“soft”), German sanft (“soft, yielding”), Old Norse sœmr (“agreeable, fitting”), samr (“same”). More at seem, same.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"My favorite Greek cheese is the creamy, sheepy manouri: delicately scented and almost spreadable, it’s like a softer, pudgier feta." — 2007 September 9, Sara Dickerman, “Olympic Dinners”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2017:

"[…] Category Two implement hitches and doubled high-traction agricultural tires hung four to each massive rear axle to breast the steepest, softest dune or guckiest swamp […]" — 2010, Robert Beeman, No More Time for Sorrow, page 133:

"They that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 11:8:

"Her voice was ever soft, / Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman." — c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:

"I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's; / Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine." — c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

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