hug

“We bring a hug, a smile, a sense of hope.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The pair shared a light-hearted face-off, exchanging jokes before embracing in a hug to bring the news conference to a close.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

But dogs—Canis familiaris—they welcome the arms, the hug, the love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

After he grounded out in his final at-bat, Freeman enveloped him in an impromptu bear hug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Me too,” I said, and I wondered if I should give her a hug or something.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Last summer, a record 23 cargo ships transited the Northern Sea Route, which hugs Russia’s north coast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The new, twice-daily journey to Sweden's Haparanda takes 100-minutes as it hugs the west coast of Finland before crossing the border between the two Nordic neighbours.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Tehran has refused to let ships travel any route other than one which hugs the Iranian coast.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

They arrive in a blubbery, excited tornado of relief and weepy apologies and hugs and more hugs.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

She rode camels in Egypt, cruised the Nile River and hugged the pillars at Stonehenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Fong wept as the unanimous verdicts were read out and hugged family and friends after being released from the dock.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

As they prepared to leave the lounge, the three hugged each other warmly and said they were looking forward to getting together the following week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Before the latest round of talks between Oman and Iran, Muscat angered the military in Tehran when, without Iranian approval, it set up a U.S.-backed shipping corridor that hugged the Omani coastline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

She hugged herself and cupped her hands around her elbows.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“After the meeting … we’re hugging, and we’re all on the same page, trying to fight this,” he said.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

He and his team line up, hugging the wall, heavily armed, and tightly packed.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Emirati Defense Ministry said both tankers were sailing through a route hugging the coast of Oman when they were attacked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Three vessels were struck close to Oman, which had proposed a temporary transit corridor hugging its coastline -- an initiative opposed by Tehran as it seeks to impose fees on ships using the waterway.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Then he and Nim did a wild “What happened? You’re okay?” laughing, hugging dance, but Jack went pale as he stared at where the hut used to be.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr