back scratching
Example Sentences
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All packages include the same elements: back scratching, tracing patterns on arms and face, hair brushing and finger combing, just in different durations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
But there is a dark side amid those success stories that is seldom discussed, the back-room cross-promotional deals, the back scratching and influence peddling that’s often a steppingstone to financial success in the new media.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2021
Usually it’s done in a spirit of mutual back scratching and gentility.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2011
Washington back scratching, like all grooming behaviors, produces stability and social cohesion.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2011
Somkit crouched in front of the broken Model Nine while the shop workers stood back, scratching their heads.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
