caressing
Example Sentences
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Europa, the king’s daughter, becomes enamored of the creature, entwining his horns with flowers and caressing him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Jareth is an illusionist as beguiling and seductive as he is sinister, caressing bubbles and gravity-defiant glass spheres with liquid grace.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
With the cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, he shows them off beautifully, caressing them in light so that they look lit from within.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
"My hands burn in this heat," she tells me, gently caressing her fingertips.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
She was caressing his hair with a maternal, distracted air.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
