hug

Example Sentences

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By Thursday they boarded a plane in Guadalajara, and Uribe gave them a big hug when they walked through the front door of her home in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The next day, they drove to a government office in Tampa to get Flores’ signature, where the girls were allowed to see and hug her.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

And late on Tuesday, Rodriguez posted a message to the team: “I want in the name of our people, of the government of Venezuela, to thank and hug our players.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Lydia, from Groesffordd, near Brecon, Powys, said: "Whatever she does I get a massive hug afterwards. More so when she beats me."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Outside his aunt’s condo complex, Mim activated the door to the car, and as it whirred open, Maya-Jade bundled the boy into a hug, scrunching his face into her ponytail.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman