smooching

Example Sentences

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While it might be a little silly, there’s a real potency to seeing all of those pairs smooching for a few seconds under a giant sprig of mistletoe.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

“For me, what’s so wonderful about alien sharks and this program is the opportunity to showcase the little guy,” said biologist Forrest Galante, who can be seen smooching a few of his sharks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

But the article points to a “substantial corpus of overlooked evidence” about the kiss in Mesopotamia and Egypt from at least 2500 B.C.E., discovered in tales of smooching depicting both gods and commoners.

From Scientific American • May 18, 2023

One famous photograph caught Yves Saint Laurent playfully smooching a model of the Empire State Building on a New York sidewalk.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022

Some light public smooching, sitting on the couch holding hands.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel