Example Sentences

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“I was my mother’s only daughter,” Ms. Phillips notes, “the one who would inherit the dishes, the cradles, the women’s things, and the stories.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This caped crusader effortlessly cradles a colossal Bible in the crook of his left arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

His mother, Najat, 24, kisses him gently on his cheek and cradles him to quieten him.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

If it seems to many of us that Jones has been with us since we were in our cradles, that’s because he was.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

One of the men lifts and cradles me.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes