Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023 And those barren shelves in CVS were used as further evidence in arguments that the city is soft on crime. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023 These are deliciously crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023 The San Diego Police Officers Association waged an ugly mail primary campaign against Montgomery Steppe, attempting to depict her as soft on crime and distorting her record. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 13 Oct. 2023 Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the right has continued to try and paint Biden and the Democrats as somehow soft on foreign policy. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,, 9 Nov. Recent Examples on the Web Their allied super PACs have run ads in early primary states alleging the other side is soft on Beijing.