tenderly

Example Sentences

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I grew up to see the tenderness with which Golding wrote Jack, and started to see him tenderly myself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Ms. Clark imbues Hillcrest with eerie metaphoric resonance, making it both forbidding and tenderly familiar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Maybe there was a memo sent round the royal households of Europe, but many of this year's Christmas cards seem to have similar images of showing their families holding on to each other tenderly.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

But it’s what the film does with the handsome Kryptonian in the red boots that captures the viewer’s heart and holds it, tenderly, until the credits roll.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

“You don’t look too bad, mijo,” she said tenderly.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez