kiss babies
Example Sentences
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So they have jumped at the chance to glad-hand voters, kiss babies, and hobnob with activists at backyard barbecues and meetups at the chain of Pizza Ranch restaurants that have become an Iowa campaign staple.
From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023
“You just want to shake hands and kiss babies and sign autographs and do all that stuff.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2022
Politicians kiss babies and eat pork chops on a stick at the Iowa State Fair; Oscar contenders pick at passed sashimi and answer identical questions about their “process.”
From The New Yorker • Feb. 19, 2017
When politicians run for office, they shake hands and kiss babies.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2015
Did she think he was an embassador of good will, that he was down there to kiss babies and wear serapes to show that he was just one of the people.
From Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border by Carr, Annie Roe
