tenderly
Example Sentences
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Despite the romantic sounding title, this 1974 song, external is actually the sound of Parton tenderly asking her musical mentor, Porter Wagoner, to let her go and pursue her solo career.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I was always amazed at how she tore delicate shreds of meat from her catch and then so tenderly fed her chicks,” said Long Beach resident Erica Motamed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
A fragment from a much larger painting, it shows a severe Mary with the small hand of the Christ Child tenderly grazing her cheek.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
By age 18, he would compose one of his first R&B songs, titled “Dame” — though the tenderly sung track wouldn’t be published until two years later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Thaya Jaan doesn’t eat much but smiles at me tenderly and fills up my water glass.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
