tender

The tender story of loss and redemption showed that Keaton had staying power decades into her career.

Now it’s becoming clear that crews faced also delays getting water tanker trucks, known as tenders, into the Palisades.

Watching him gradually turn tender sends tingles through your heartstrings.

With barely any time offscreen, Byrne has the opportunity to flit between monstrous and tender, turning in what may very well be the year’s finest performance in its most singularly affecting film.

It is also a tender farewell to youth, a theme that is central to a short story Jordan loves by a writer named Ray Hart.