tenderhearted
adjective
ten·der·heart·ed
ˈten-dər-ˌhär-təd 
: easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate, impressionable
tenderheartedly
adverb
tenderheartedness
noun
Examples of tenderhearted in a Sentence
a tenderhearted offer of help for the victims of the earthquake
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Kalmar’s leadership and the orchestra’s stellar ensemble work made a powerful case for the piece, but not so much for its tenderhearted narrative.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
This tenderhearted anthem is aleady becoming a bridesmaid favorite.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Simmonds, a horror veteran after starring in the Quiet Place films, breathes empathy and resilience into her performance as the tenderhearted Bernie, who can often pinpoint shocking events that will unfold on stage down to the exact second.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 2 June 2023
Kathy is even more tenderhearted about animals than her dad.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
Their 2014 standards collection Cheek to Cheek was a tenderhearted hit that allowed Bennet to break his own record for oldest act with a number one album and enabled Gaga to apply her seemingly boundless theater-kid enthusiasm to songs generations of theater kids have long worshipped.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2021
Good game, her tenderhearted father tells her.
—Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2020
The most juicy, enveloping, tenderhearted novel of 2022 is… about video games?
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
The project is the backbone of writer-director Mike Mills’s latest tenderhearted film, C’mon C’mon, detailing the complications of cross-generational dynamics in black-and-white.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
This tenderhearted anthem is aleady becoming a bridesmaid favorite.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Simmonds, a horror veteran after starring in the Quiet Place films, breathes empathy and resilience into her performance as the tenderhearted Bernie, who can often pinpoint shocking events that will unfold on stage down to the exact second.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 2 June 2023
Kathy is even more tenderhearted about animals than her dad.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
Their 2014 standards collection Cheek to Cheek was a tenderhearted hit that allowed Bennet to break his own record for oldest act with a number one album and enabled Gaga to apply her seemingly boundless theater-kid enthusiasm to songs generations of theater kids have long worshipped.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2021
Good game, her tenderhearted father tells her.
—Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2020
The most juicy, enveloping, tenderhearted novel of 2022 is… about video games?
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
The project is the backbone of writer-director Mike Mills’s latest tenderhearted film, C’mon C’mon, detailing the complications of cross-generational dynamics in black-and-white.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
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tenderhearted
adjective
ten·der·heart·ed
ˌten-dər-ˈhärt-əd
: easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate
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