caressed

Example Sentences

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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

During a performance at an Atlanta event in September, the “Ride With Me” rapper and his now-wife playfully caressed her stomach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

One study even showed that healthy young adults who caressed a robotic baby seal were happier, and felt less pain from a mild heat stimulus, than those who read an article about an astronomer.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Not every chicken wants to be held, but many enjoy perching on a human shoulder or plopping down in an open lap to be caressed.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

The fire licked his skin like something living, a darting, burning creature that he had befriended, a creature that caressed him and danced for him and drove the night away.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke