hugged

Example Sentences

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American settlement hugged natural ports and navigable rivers.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The Princess of Wales has hugged and congratulated a young mother celebrating the completion of her course of chemotherapy.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Thaksin hugged family members outside the Bangkok jail where several hundred supporters wearing their signature red shirts had gathered, some shouting "we love Thaksin", according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

She says that when she played her Eurovision entry, Mother Nature, to her classmates last year, "they just hugged me and were like, 'Girl, this is a hit'."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Alex hugged her, and it wasn’t quite the same as hugging Jack and not quite the same as snuggling into Selkie, but it made her believe that the world might get better again.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr