Sentence examples for tender quality from inspiring English sources

"The ancient fairy tale fell roundly and harmoniously upon Katherine's ears". Something of that scatty, archaic, tender quality creeps into Garnett's book, too.

Waterman said the personal notes annotated by Hockney on several of the drawings were particularly appealing, giving the sketches a "tender quality".

Borgnine was offered the role after a female guest at a Hollywood reception quite disinterestedly remarked to Hecht that, ugly as he was, Borgnine possessed an oddly tender quality which made her yearn to mother him.

Instead of coming off as lewd, transgressive or unnecessarily shocking, the story has a surpassingly tender quality, revealing the awkwardness of Cliff's initiation to the desperation of adult sexuality.

There was a time in this country when people who didn't live next-door to a sheep farmer never laid eyes on lamb of that tender quality, but recently it has become more available, especially in cities where there are people of Mediterranean background.

He's a handsome, intellectual kind of guy with a tender quality.

Haydn's music is not just witty but also elaborate, rich and tender, qualities Mr. Goren captured in his conducting.

All her tender qualities were complemented by a lust for a life, a keen wit, sharp sense of humor and a well-honed pragmatic view of the world.

At first, "Please Like Me" might give viewers déjà vu, with its focus on twentysomething friends being awkward about sex, but it quickly establishes its own tender, finicky quality, mingling stories about Josh's gay awakening with ones about his mother's depression.

When selecting a meat, don't choose tender or quality cuts.

The procedure adopted for competitive tendering or quality comparison shall be fair, open and non-discriminatory.