He landed beside me, soft-footed on the pine needles. From Wordnik.com. [Madam Will You Talk]
He can be very soft-footed when he needs to be for me. From Wordnik.com. [Owlflight]
There's always one of those soft-footed Japanese about. From Wordnik.com. [The Mountain of Adventure]
I trod soft-footed, and kept the vessels from chinking. From Wordnik.com. [The King Must Die]
Kate soft-footed it through the rest of the small house. From Wordnik.com. [A Taint in the Blood]
He padded, soft-footed, over to the door and peered out. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons Of Summer Flame]
He went over to the set, soft-footed and eager to please. From Wordnik.com. [The Mandarin Cypher]
It was Selim, soft-footed as a cat as he padded up to her. From Wordnik.com. [Falcon's Prey]
Expecting the worst, he went soft-footed up the stone steps. From Wordnik.com. [The Bane of The Black Sword]
Two soft-footed Arab servants brought a hastily prepared supper. From Wordnik.com. [The Sheik] Reference
Then I were put to bed a spell, and soft-footed women waited on me. From Wordnik.com. [Sight to the Blind] Reference
They went into the hall and Blossom appeared, soft-footed and silent. From Wordnik.com. [A Kiss For Julie]
Fergus clapped his hands and a servant arrived, soft-footed, white-robed. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
They climbed on deck-and after them climbed Andy, as soft-footed as a cat. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventurous Four Again]
He came unaccompanied and soft-footed into the nursery, on Friday evening. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl Named Rose]
He descended the uneven rungs of the ladder, treading soft-footed as a cat. From Wordnik.com. [The Hippodrome] Reference
The carpets were extra thick, and the waiters more than usually soft-footed. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of the Four Fingers] Reference
It seemed an age before the doctor came soft-footed through the half-open door. From Wordnik.com. [A Kind Of Magic]
Silent, soft-footed, Marit glided into the thick fog, ran swiftly down the alley. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Labyrinth]
Leaving his horse, the albino went soft-footed into the cave, his runesword ready. From Wordnik.com. [The Weird of the White Wolf]
Netty, soft-footed and soft-voiced, returned to announce that the carriage was ready. From Wordnik.com. [The Scarlet Feather] Reference
A shaggy, soft-footed shadow was waggling along at his heels, Dick's favorite setter. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
Rising, Steel strode forward swiftly but silently, padding soft-footed along the dock. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons Of Summer Flame]
The quiet rustle of his bedclothes was like the sound of Death's soft-footed approach. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic of Krynn]
Ulysses set down the tray, and soft-footed out the door behind her aunt, leaving them alone. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
And this land was inhabited by soft-footed creatures, and the hooves devastated the terrain. From Wordnik.com. [Weaving the Land into Stories, and History] Reference
Startled, I looked up, to see him bounding toward Ian, who'd come soft-footed into the garden. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
Valet spoke from the doorway, his soft-footed arrival having been unnoticed even by the wolves. From Wordnik.com. [Through Wolfs Eyes] Reference
Though individually soft-footed, en masse the Jhovalls made a vast rumble on the sloping ground. From Wordnik.com. [Mercadian Masques]
Swallowing to keep her stomach down, she moved soft-footed through the house and down the stairs. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
There had been no footsteps to warn her of Peter Scott's approach, but he was normally soft-footed. From Wordnik.com. [The Serpent's Shadow]
She listened intently for a sign from above that her soft-footed journey down the stairs had been discovered. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
She was polishing off the last of the biscuits when the telephone rang and Wigge came, soft-footed, to answer it. From Wordnik.com. [Paradise For Two]
She fell asleep at once and never heard Tiny creeping soft-footed around the living-room, arranging her makeshift bed. From Wordnik.com. [The Course Of True Love]
Franco soft-footed into the strained interval and murmured something to David who came to his feet at once and excused himself. From Wordnik.com. [Journey Into Love]
Then Elric was gone, soft-footed, running into the night with the shrieks of the dying still ringing through the blackness after him. From Wordnik.com. [The Weird of the White Wolf]
All the Cardinal's household servants are like this: murmuring, comfortable, soft-footed, and kept permanently apologetic and teased. From Wordnik.com. [Cromwell & Wolsey: From 'Wolf Hall'] Reference
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