caress

Example Sentences

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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

The victim said the unwanted "caresses" and "kisses" were made when he was between the ages of 14 and 21 during camps and at the seminary, the report said.

From Barron's

The messages then became explicit, with one telling the 13-year-old: "I want to gently caress and touch every inch of your body. Would you like that?"

From BBC

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

One woman paused before the display and raised her hand to caress an image.

From BBC