tenderly

Example Sentences

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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

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

At last, those feelings are tenderly communicated here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Andy Byron, chief executive of data-infrastructure company Astronomer Inc., was caught on camera holding human resources chief Kristin Cabot — a woman who is not his wife — tenderly in his arms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

“Do not talk about it,” he said tenderly, “unless you must.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya