1.   Her gaze lighted on her only daughter and her face softened.

2.   His face softened, his pupils grew bigger, and his irises went deep green like olive oil.

3.   Her face softened when he entered the room.

4.   The square, severe face had softened, although the ill-shaved chin still looked like granite.

5.   She thought his face softened slightly, but there was no relenting in his words.

6.   As she walked away, his face softened.

7.   But when a child like little Anca grabs her hand or begs for a whooshing spin through the air, her face softens.

8.   Her face softened, then broke into a radiant smile.

9.   Her face softened.