tenderhearted
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- tenderheartedly adverb
- tenderheartedness noun
Example Sentences
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Through Spear’s resurrection, “Primal” is quietly delivering a zombie drama that’s strangely life-affirming, led by a tenderhearted brute who is sensitive to the other voiceless, helpless beings around him.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 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
The last three songs of the show — “No More,” “No One Is Alone” and the “Children Will Listen” finale — bring the musical’s tenderhearted melancholy to a full boil.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2023
Here, the medium is the message; the rest is as nasty — and ultimately chaotic, tenderhearted, and yes, joyful — as it wants to be.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023
I could hardly believe this was our tenderhearted little Mate whom Noris resembled so much.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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