tenderly

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

The second image shows Meghan tenderly cradling the princess as a newborn following her birth in 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

The process requires patience and care, and you want to treat the dough as tenderly as possible.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

I had watched Granddaddy poke a hole in the dirt with a pencil before tenderly easing the fragile green stalk into its new home.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly