tenderhearted

Example Sentences

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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

In her online life as the “Everywhererist,” Geraldine DeRuiter is wickedly hilarious and tenderhearted, observant and original, and candidly vocal when she sees an emperor with no clothes.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

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

Kathy is even more tenderhearted about animals than her dad.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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