As he moved toward the cardinals, not even the diffused light of the candles could soften the eyes boring into him.

The light was still bright, but softening into the gilded silence before the sinking of the sun.

The harsh light softened when Ben put the match to the lantern he carried.

The city's artificial night closed about them and the indirect lights softened to a velvet violet.

Louise lifted her face; the diffuse light of the dome softened the etched-in age lines.

Fading light softened the lines of Del's face and altered her expression into something more sanguine than former anger.

The dim light somehow smoothed out and softened the great upper desert.

The light of gloaming softened the shallow stairs, the gravel drive, the lake beyond.

The faded light softened the ugly lines of the buildings.

The dim light of the room softened any angularities in Harima's naked body.