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Meanings of tenderest spot in English

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Usage of tenderest spot in English
1
Lord Rippingdale had touched the tenderest spot in the King's mind.
John Enderby
2
This hint in Hymbercourt's letter sank to the tenderest spot in Max's heart.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
3
God knows where is the tenderest spot, and makes no mistakes in His dealing.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
4
His demeanor corroborated his statement as to his tenderest spot.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
5
But this was insufferable, it was wounding Mrs. Downey in the tenderest spot of all.
The Divine Fire
6
Oh, they touch Christ; they have touched Him on the tenderest spot of His heart.
Around the Tea-Table
7
He thought generously of that consideration, although it touched him in his tenderest spot of vanity.
The Debtor: A Novel
8
Here was Honeycutt probed in his tenderest spot.
The Everlasting Whisper
9
As though he had been pinched on the tenderest spot, Konstantin started, laughed and flushed crimson.
The Bishop and Other Stories
10
You touch me on my tenderest spot, Mr.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
11
A bear's tenderest spot is his nose.
Three Boys in the Wild North Land
12
Though guilty, I had a heart; those words were dagger thrusts coldly given at its tenderest spot, for which she seemed to aim.
The Lily of the Valley
13
The enemy has the upper ground now: he can bring observed artillery fire to bear upon all our tenderest spots behind the line.
All in It : K(1) Carries On
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Tenderest spot across language varieties
United Kingdom
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