How to Use tenderness in a Sentence

tenderness

noun
  • There’s so much love and tenderness in this video.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But there is tenderness here too.
    — Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The beans should be bright green and have some tenderness, but still be crisp.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The sour cream and heavy cream help bind the dough and add tenderness and moisture.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Davis could paint with tenderness or bring the hammer.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Canned red beans cut down on time, and they're cooked to just the right tenderness right out of the can.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Canned red beans cut down on time, and they're cooked to just the right tenderness right out of the can.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Lead with tenderness, and depth responds with steady strength.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
  • To stitch is to count days, to hold what frays, to choose tenderness as method and message.
    — Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The tenderness of their need is moving.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
  • It has been cooked low and slow, bringing it to an ideal tenderness.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • There’s a lot of darkness, but there’s also a lot of love and tenderness.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 2 May 2024
  • What surprised me most about her — or what was revealed in me through her — was tenderness.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Poignant melodies in the slow movement sometimes seemed forced and called for more tenderness.
    — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The performance brought out the tenderness, as well as the rage, that surges through the score.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That my son was loved, and held, and bathed by this woman with such tenderness brought the tears back all over again.
    — Domenica Ruta, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • The lamb is braised overnight for up to 10 hours, lending supreme tenderness to each bite.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But there was a tenderness to it and a levity and humor.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • My preference is to simmer a corned beef to tenderness with the steady heat of a low oven.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
  • To share the healing land with tenderness and restraint.
    — Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There was a real feeling on set during that scene of just tenderness.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 May 2025
  • Minghella and a stellar cast never lose the tenderness amidst the epic sweep of a world war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Minghella and a stellar cast never lose the tenderness amidst the epic sweep of a world war.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • With the utmost tenderness, Azrael brushes back a bit of hair from my face.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The Phoenician Scheme moves so briskly that its tenderness sneaks up on you.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
  • The rash can also cause tenderness or swelling in the affected area.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Bite size pieces of rotisserie chicken add a tenderness to the dish.
    — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • My father and enjoy a newfound tenderness, that has healed us both.
    — Time, 23 Dec. 2022
  • There are moments of great, witty tenderness here.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
  • Many meatball recipes bind the mixture and add tenderness with eggs and breadcrumbs or bread soaked in milk.
    — Tribune News Service, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tenderness.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: