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

His opener - the competition's fastest goal so far - had the hallmarks of a player who had regained his confidence, taking a touch and caressing a fine finish into the far corner.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

I no longer notice the flashes of lime green tape caressing door frames, encircling bathroom floors and smothering naked outlets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

She was caressing my cornrows; she liked to do that, to trace the way strands of hair from different parts of my scalp meshed and held together.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie