caressing

Example Sentences

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I even ponied up for a pay-per-view a few years back to see Mayweather spend eight rounds gently caressing Jake’s overmatched older brother, Logan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Jareth is an illusionist as beguiling and seductive as he is sinister, caressing bubbles and gravity-defiant glass spheres with liquid grace.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

With the cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, he shows them off beautifully, caressing them in light so that they look lit from within.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

The ball banked high off the backboard, caressing the front of the rim before falling through the net as the buzzer sounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023

It felt good to be home, to see his mom again, to hear her voice, to feel her hands caressing his face.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III