The tenderers submitted comprehensive proposals before the deadline, prompting the committee to schedule interviews with the most promising candidates.

After hours of pounding, the chef tenderized the tough cut of beef before grilling.

The chef served tenderized steak that melted in our mouths.

After marinating the steaks, she spent the afternoon tenderizing them with a mallet before grilling.

The marinade tenderizes the steak before grilling.

He catalogued the tenderfuls in his journal, each entry a quiet celebration of kindness.

The freight clerk recorded a tenderful of 6,000 gallons for the locomotive's next run.

Beneath the moon, he whispered a tenderful lullaby that mended the cracks in her heart.

He showed a rare thing — a tender, an old-fashioned concern for others that softened every room he entered.

He cradled the injured bird tender until it calmed.