How to Use tenderness in a Sentence

tenderness

noun
  • And don't be shy to taste test for the level of tenderness.
    Su-Jit Lin, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Butchered from the same part of the cow as prime rib, the steaks have the tenderness of the roast but with a salty crust in every bite.
    Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The lamb is braised overnight for up to 10 hours, lending supreme tenderness to each bite.
    Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • What’s the best treatment for breast tenderness and pain?
    Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 29 July 2022
  • There’s a lot of touch and tenderness within this film.
    Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a lot of darkness, but there’s also a lot of love and tenderness.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 2 May 2024
  • Poignant melodies in the slow movement sometimes seemed forced and called for more tenderness.
    Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2021
  • But beyond the step-and-repeat, there is a tenderness in the style of the everyday Parisian woman.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The fat tastes like butter, and the slices bend like pasta over your finger with pull-apart tenderness.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The rash can also cause tenderness or swelling in the affected area.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Records indicate her left ear had blood coming out of the canal and the left side of her face was swollen with bruising and tenderness.
    Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The process of slow cooking allows the meat to fall apart from tenderness after cooking for 8 hours.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
  • For extra flavor and tenderness, start it a few days ahead.
    Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Hip-hop has always been a safe haven for those who went searching for tenderness in a world that had none to offer.
    Iman N. Milner, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Pat uses just the tips of the kernels to ensure tenderness, while the 13 Going on 30 star cuts off whole kernels.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
  • Be alert for signs of infection in the blisters (pus, swelling, and/or tenderness).
    Claire Gillespie, Health, 28 July 2023
  • The book’s final pages offer May the gift of recognition, of being seen with love and tenderness.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • But the King comes across as someone who did his best and (despite a notable lack of hugs) treated his sons with great tenderness.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But the lines are delivered with such heartfelt tenderness that for a moment, you might be moved in spite of yourself.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • Don't skip this important step, which adds volume and tenderness to your baked goods.
    Alyssa Sybertz, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
  • For the first time, there’s self-indulgence, tenderness.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Symptoms include tenderness and pain on the scalp and pimple-like bumps in the areas of highest tension.
    Annie Blay, Allure, 10 July 2024
  • Rife with nastiness and tenderness, the audience doesn’t quite know what to make of Hegarty until the very last scene of the series.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
  • My father and enjoy a newfound tenderness, that has healed us both.
    Time, 23 Dec. 2022
  • These four poets know how to write into heartache, tenderness, joy and laughter.
    José Olivarez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The movie is a beastly thing, and proud of it—a gaily sadistic kerfuffle, from which all traces of tenderness have been expunged.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Take note of any color changes, lesions, bumps, or tenderness.
    Women's Health, 8 June 2023
  • There is a striking balance of darkness, tenderness, dry humour, and music in the film.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The nostalgic mutton-fat white jade is all about tenderness and humility but the diamonds speak of sparkling power.
    Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Imagine that all my love, all my tenderness for you, it will be transformed into a protective balloon that will protect you from bullets, from explosions.
    Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024

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