stroking

Example Sentences

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"I just remember holding his hand and stroking his arm, and saying, 'It's OK, you can go now, we're all good, you've done your job.'"

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Mbeumo was the architect of the goal, stroking a superb pass to Etta Eyong, whose movement off the ball created space and he beat Loyce Mbaba with a shot between the legs of the goalkeeper.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Ms. Waller-Bridge was almost as funny as Jean Smart in “Hacks,” which lost the Emmy to Seth Rogen’s wobbly vehicle “The Studio,” another example of the industry stroking itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

His ways of coping include going for walks along the beach, playing golf or stroking his highland cows.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

He ran his fingers slowly back and forth along the length of it, stroking it lovingly, and the shiny paper wrapper made little sharp crackly noises in the quiet room.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl