petting

Example Sentences

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So I’d go and sit on the porch with Lulu on my lap, petting her but not paying any mind, so my hand was thump, thump, thumping on the top of her head.

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“Look at that,” she said, resting her hand on the top of Bat’s head and petting his hair, just as Bat stroked Thor.

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“Oh my, I didn’t mean to upset you. One thing my gran is correct about: blood pressure is a silent enemy. Let’s start over. I suggest we establish a tradition of petting these griffins.”

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Grandma Mae, Mom, and me petting a pig at the fair.

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“I’m doing what you told me I couldn’t do on the tundra buggy. I’m petting a polar bear.”

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