tenderly

Example Sentences

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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

Those concepts interlace in his ossuary, enlivened when he plays his tenderly kept records, remnants of human joy all but lost to a Rage pestilence.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

He tenderly discusses the seminal role that his wife Blythe — a co-owner of Morphosis — has played in his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

All at once Mina opened her eyes, and looking at me tenderly, said:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker