hug
Example Sentences
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I groan at the realization that I’ll have to explain this, crumpling into Dara, who is nice enough to give me a hug.
From Literature
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I tell her thanks and lean over to give her a hug.
From Literature
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He hugged his fleecy tail to his chest.
From Literature
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She gives me a thumbs up, and with a kiss and a warm hug, we say goodbye.
From Los Angeles Times
As you can imagine, our dressing room after the game was pretty lively, with Ricardo being hugged and lauded by our players who had been ignoring him only a few hours earlier.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.