tenderness
Example Sentences
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The palace added: "With her childlike perspective, her irony, her tenderness, and her inner demons, the author created a deeply moving world with which readers identified."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
But Mr. Hunter’s economy of means, which extends to often terse or quiet dialogue undergirded by melancholy subtext, only enhances the tenderness and humanity of his writing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
It adds moisture, tenderness, and just enough tang to make things interesting.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Nivola, in a particularly tough role, displays a heady mix of alpha machismo, tenderness and contempt that is just as funny as it needs to be without losing a crucial dimensionality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The Beast loved the Bog and the Bog loved the Beast, just as a person loves the image of himself in a quiet pond of water; and looks upon it with tenderness.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Vocabulary lists containing tenderness
Novel Study: The Crucible, Acts 3–4
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Crenshaw
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The Suffix -ness, Part 1
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