tenderhearted
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
Both are essentially tenderhearted, which is perhaps not the most practical quality for their professions, but necessary for the story — we need to like them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
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
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
Max was the tenderhearted one who got upset at so much as a caterpillar accidentally crushed underfoot, or a dead lightning bug caught in the grille of his family’s limousine.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
