caress

Instead of the full-throated, Pavarotti-style belt that’s common in this repertoire, Mr. Pati makes a familiar song like “O sole mio” as gentle as a caress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025

The boy and the mom are beloved, but it’s their own face that each is shown to caress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Longley said: "The first thing you notice here is the silence, and the caress of the sea air."

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024

Under Lattouf’s caress, the bird relaxes little by little, allowing her to evaluate it.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

I closed my eyes and let his voice caress me, let myself imagine him as a child, before his shoulders grew square, chasing aku outside, over soil softened by new rains.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In Ain Ebel's cemetery, Jallad caresses her son's tombstone, surrounded by women trying to comfort her.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

We see Ella Fitzgerald at New York’s Basin Street East in the mid-1950s; her eyes closed, she gently leans into a microphone that she caresses with both hands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Some of his touches seem less functional and more like affectionate caresses for beloved pets, and a fond smile plays around his lips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2023

Within sight of the fierce flames Mohammed Atris caresses the fresh green shoots that cover his land.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2022

Now, as a teenager, Pearl’s caresses had become rare—a peck on the cheek, a one-armed, half-hearted hug—and all the more precious because of that.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Two girls, their faces streaked with tears, gently caressed the face of a dead man, wrapped in a sheet with a floral motif, and then hugged each other tightly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

"She quietly passed away as if asleep while I caressed her," Atsuko Sato wrote on her blog, thanking Kabosu's fans.

From BBC ● May 24, 2024

From being caressed by Drew Barrymore to shutting down Ozempic naysayers, and even lighting the Empire State Building, here’s everything Oprah managed to accomplish by Wednesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

During those early days, according to Dass’s medical record, she caressed her daughter, was caring and attentive and seemed to be adjusting well to her new role.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

He sat very upright, threw out his chest, caressed his moustache and spoke in the manner of a practised speaker addressing a public meeting.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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

“I’m lucky I’m from the best country in the world, and we’ve got great dentists there, too,” Hughes said while caressing the gold medal hanging from his neck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 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

It felt good to be home, to see his mom again, to hear her voice, to feel her hands caressing his face.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III