tenderhearted
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- tenderheartedly adverb
- tenderheartedness noun
Example Sentences
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Each evokes the tenderhearted nostalgia held by millions who have never known a version of modern life without Jackson’s presence.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
But to hear the story from his mother, who also called in, Lang was a tenderhearted and selfless man who got swept up in an unjust crackdown.
From Slate • Jan. 8, 2025
This is a quirky, small-scale, quietly reflective work that’s as tenderhearted as it is spryly comic and as poignant as it is ultimately uplifting.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
In Reboot Theatre Company’s “Peter and the Starcatcher,” now running at Theatre Off Jackson, the tenderhearted origin story of the boy who would become Peter Pan founders in an inconsistent production helmed by Riley Gene.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023
And why would anyone want to hurt Maria, who was so tenderhearted, she rescued black widow spiders?
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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