If we're lucky, the moistness of the fabric will gradually soften the page.

She looked at me in silence for some moments, with her face gradually softening into a smile.

She teetered on the edge of walking away from it; then her expression gradually softened.

But, after meeting Natsume, he gradually softens even though his ways aren't much different.

It gradually softens with wear, and might easily become a man's favorite throw-on.

The colonel's hostility softened gradually as he applied himself to details.

Upon further heating, they gradually soften, which can be characterized by certain softening points.

He gradually softened his stance on the music, allowing it to blare after victories.

He digested this with a stubborn look which gradually softened into plain thoughtfulness.

An eloquent human has emerged from the gradually softening abstract patterns of the piece.