tender loving care
Example Sentences
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While it was in need of a little tender loving care, the floor was still in remarkable shape after all that time.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024
The forest biotechnology expert knew that trees are difficult to genetically alter — and that the "tender loving care" of a laboratory is no substitute for the outside world.
From Scientific American • Feb. 9, 2023
Also, he came up with the idea of TLC — tender loving care — for the ladies.
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2019
On screen, his mother supports him with a mixture of tender loving care and the odd no-nonsense kick up the arse.
From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2019
After all these centuries of tender loving care from millions of Tang families, the Stove King had gotten quite pudgy.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
