grooming

Example Sentences

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Most apes devoted a large share of their grooming time to a small number of preferred partners while maintaining less intensive relationships with many others.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Anyone from another part of the world or even another state could spend time grooming someone else over the internet or through social media, Speckhard said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

“We’re grooming a generation that is just not going to be capable of performing under pressure, and that’s a scary thought,” he said on an April episode titled “Special Accommodation or Cheating.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It said it had also begun investigations into services Teen Chat and Chat Avenue over potential grooming risks raised through its work with child protection agencies.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

I explained that Mom believed children should be responsible for their own grooming.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls