canoodle

Example Sentences

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At times in “Hamnet,” 1582, the year of their marriage, could pass for a millennium earlier, a rustic era where neither has anything more pressing to do than canoodle under the trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

It wasn’t the Poconos’ fault people would rather backpack through Europe than canoodle in a heart-shaped hot tub in Pennsylvania.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

After escaping Olivia’s clutches, Ben slips out of the compound to canoodle in the streets with Lauren B. and Jubilee gets more and more worked up.

From Time • Feb. 1, 2016

You’d canoodle with dumplings and spring rolls and sushi; and then, just as you were getting warmed up for a deeper commitment, the check would appear.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2015

Anyone who has endured watching couples shamelessly canoodle on Facebook or Twitter should be relieved.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2013