tender-hearted
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of tender-hearted
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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No less outstanding were Caissie Levy as the tender-hearted Mother, who takes in Coalhouse’s girlfriend, Sarah, and their newborn child, and Brandon Uranowitz as the immigrant Tateh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
"He is a tender-hearted doctor. This is so regrettable. I pray for his safety and hope for justice for whoever is responsible," said a college student from the nearby city of Kobe.
From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2021
"Jackson was tender-hearted with a contagious smile. He was the little guy on the team that everyone supported. You couldn’t help but love him."
From Fox News • Nov. 24, 2021
Like the crimes that divided Veronica’s teenage years between blissful innocence and hardened, unfair reality, that act represents the final separation between the tender-hearted girl and the adult crusader Veronica was destined to become.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2019
I was sullen and dependent on my mother's sole attention, tender-hearted, and whiney: the classic temperament of the artist but without anything to show for my bad character.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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