tenderness
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On screen, Guitarrica’s expressive and angular visage conveys the fright and uncertainty that afflict his character, who is desperate for tenderness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Mr. Douglas was blessed to have a mother whose tenderness helped to compensate for the temper of his father, the movie star Kirk Douglas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
His co-star, singer Charlotte Church, praised the show's final, which attracted 15 million viewers within seven days, describing it as a "beautiful vignette of male tenderness and emotional expression".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Now, two years later, Harry Styles walks onto that same floor in pearls and a feather boa, singing about tenderness and change and wanting.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
His short stubby fingers were touching the instrument with what looked to Coram like the tenderness of a lover, as if he thought it was alive.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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