caress
Example Sentences
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His left hand clutches a silver teapot in a gesture midway between a caress and a grasp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
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
“I, too, need Jesus to caress me,” Francis said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023
The larger of the two nudged my forehead with his own, a tender cat caress of friendship.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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