cradling
Example Sentences
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Audience members, seated in neat rows and cradling cocktails, enthusiastically applaud.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
He is cradling the ball in his left hand and warding off impending tacklers with his right, a striking bronze symbol of a university’s resilience and strength.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
“It’s like I got married ... sorry, Norm,” she said, cradling the statue.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
Rocki Irish Mayers was born on 13 September, the singer announced in an Instagram post, sharing a snap of her cradling her daughter alongside a picture of miniature pink boxing gloves.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
Grant Burch was half-sitting up, cradling his right hand in his left and squinting with agony.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
