tenderly

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In September of that year, Wonder appeared on “Soul Train” and spoke tenderly about the singer before performing a medley of “Lovin’ You” and “Perfect Angel’s” title track, which he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

We’re introduced to him not as a thief, but as a doting father who wakes at the crack of dawn, tenderly lays his son in bed next to his sister, and heads off to work.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

They tenderly hold Gazala’s hands in a room that “smells like roses and orange peel.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

He was holding the sugar tongs in his hands, tenderly stroking their curved handles.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke