tender
adjective
soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough.
Example Sentences
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Because they are made with un-hydrogenated fats that are liquid at room temperature, they have a moister, tenderer texture than butter cakes.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2021
But there have always been many Manets, and even the later, tenderer Manet coexists with an artist of deep political engagement and historical sweep.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
Out of the darkness of these ugly times, and the tenderer moments conjured in a family of seven children, Butterworth weaves an enthralling tapestry of melodrama, wryness and suspense.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2018
Make your chicken work for you Two big benefits of meat-pounding: tenderer, speedier meat.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018
No sister shall be tenderer, no lover more devoted than I will be to you.
From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Anna Katharine Green
