How to Use soft spot in a Sentence

soft spot

noun
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  • They found a soft spot in the enemy's defenses.
  • Tom Wallisch has a soft spot for the kids on the field trip.
    — Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2021
  • But Bash has a soft spot for those in the second group.
    — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The club managers, God bless them, had a soft spot for GIs.
    — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The only soft spot on the early schedule should be the Jets game, and that’s on the road.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 23 June 2019
  • Bruised or soft spots can be a sign of rot and can speed up the spoilage of the entire melon.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
  • Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich has a soft spot for players of their ilk.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Choose those that are firm and bright-colored with no soft spots.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • What a plot twist, then, that this turned out to be a gory B-movie with a true soft spot for wildlife.
    — Sara Stewart, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • But audiences like me have a soft spot for this kind of thing, all the same.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 16 July 2022
  • Because this is supposed to be the soft spot on the schedule.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2024
  • When buying them, pick bulbs that are plump and firm with no soft spots.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • But for all of the places he’s been, Egan still has a soft spot for his original ski area.
    — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a loophole — a soft spot — in the lottery’s system.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 June 2022
  • Montoya will always have a soft spot for the art—and power—of drag style, though.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 June 2023
  • But maybe there is a soft spot for cats of the, well, bigger varieties.
    — Washington Post, 1 May 2021
  • As a lifelong fan, Nicholson still has a soft spot for the 1954 Orioles.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Slim had a soft spot for Capote, and was the only swan to forgive the disgraced author.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Even now that her two daughters have left home, Kosann still has a soft spot for the iconic book.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Knight knows there’s a soft spot for the military in Crosby.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 13 June 2020
  • Looks like Sylvie does have a soft spot for Emily after all.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Truth told, Beaty and his wife, Jesica, already held a soft spot for San Diego.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The actress, who died Dec. 31 at age 99, had a huge soft spot for animals.
    — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Choose heavier fruit, which tends to have more seeds, and avoid any with shriveled skin or soft spots.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This is usually a soft spot, such as a plot of soil or within blades of grass.
    — USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
  • But the bullpen remains a soft spot on an otherwise elite club.
    — Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, 5 June 2019
  • This was a soft spot for Hillary and according to the write up, Tanden punched Shakir in the chest following the exchange.
    — Brooklyn White, Essence, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Mark Stoops may bleed the blue and white as coach at Kentucky, but to his core, there will always be a soft spot for the black and gold of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Pierre’s soft spot for Chanel disturbs his brother, Paul, who helps knock some sense into him.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Finally, give the ear a gentle squeeze to feel the kernels through the husk; avoid ears that have missing kernels or soft spots.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2024

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