cradling
Example Sentences
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Obregón - who also lost both her parents after the death of her son - was pictured on the cover of ¡Hola! magazine earlier this week outside a Miami hospital, cradling a newborn baby.
From BBC
“My son became No. 1,” said Towers, who posed cradling Shawn on the cover of “Easy Money Baby.”
From Los Angeles Times
Carter spotted a young woman he thought was cradling a baby in the crook of her right arm, but when he approached, he realized she was not holding an infant.
From Los Angeles Times
Curtis handed one to Hong, who pretended he couldn’t bear its weight before cradling the statue like a baby.
From Seattle Times
There she would join other pregnant women waiting for exams and mothers cradling malnourished children in line for weigh-ins.
From Seattle Times
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