tender
Example Sentences
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They remain legal tender but not in circulation, as they are largely kept by private currency collectors.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The movie won raves for its detailed portrait of New York nightlife, as well as its tender narrative that has drawn comparisons to “Big Daddy” and “Kramer vs. Kramer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Nearly 73% of patients achieved at least a 20% improvement in tender and swollen joints, more than half saw a 50% improvement, and 36% saw a 70% improvement.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Here, she turns that same archival rigor inward on her own family’s immigrant story, as unsparing as it is tender.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Then he’d sneak in and get Rowdy by the tail or one of his long tender ears.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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