cradle

Example Sentences

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Lakers fans should also celebrate Austin Reaves who, after making an incredible missed free-throw play to send the same game into overtime lovingly cradled the basketball and whispered to it “I love you.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the alley stood a young Jewish woman cradling a tiny blanketed bundle in her arms.

From Literature

Lizzie was cradling it lovingly in her cupped hands, and for several moments seemed too overcome to speak.

From Literature

When he cradled him in both hands, J.W. keened and moaned but didn’t thrash.

From Literature

Snow had drifted into his nostrils in a cruel parody of breath, but his ice-filmed eyes were open, staring at something Torak couldn’t see: something that was cradled in the crook of his dead arm.

From Literature