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
Parker shared a tight embrace with former teammate Nneka Ogwumike at midcourt before tipoff and also hugged guard Kristi Toliver.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022
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
The Matabele woman grasped her from the front, holding her in a tight embrace, and the spirit of Long Teats suddenly fled into the blinding sunlight.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
