Then I was thinking of Lucas, remembering with a certain tenderness his proposal.

Only a faintly swollen look around her eyes, a certain tenderness, remained as evidence of tears shed in darkness.

Was it his imagination, or did she perform her duties eagerly now, with a certain tenderness?

Harriet frowned in an exasperation from which she could not keep a certain tenderness.

I thought I detected a certain tenderness in his manner.

He'd said her name with a certain tenderness that unleashed jealousy in Dallas, an emotion she probably had no reason for or right to.

They both glanced at their son with a certain tenderness.

He'd lost some of his brilliance, but gained a certain tenderness.

Detecting a certain tenderness in my voice during the call, he asked with sudden rage, "What is there between you and that friend?

I pushed up, feeling a certain tenderness that made me very cautious.