tight embrace
Example Sentences
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There the pair shared a tight embrace – a goodbye of sorts.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Once Chantel returns home and finishes Sydney’s braids, T.J. sends the chef off with a tight embrace and the ultimate compliment.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025
The relationship between the United States and Israel has been a tight embrace almost ever since the founding of the Jewish-led state 76 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2024
The milonga, tango’s natural habitat, is usually an enclosed space full of moving bodies, in which partners switch multiple times over the course of long evenings, sharing a tight embrace with each new matchup.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2021
Mae and Birdie surrounded me in a tight embrace and let me sob away.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
