hugging

Example Sentences

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The ultimate destination and reason behind Keeton’s voyage was an unassuming six square miles of land hugging the Atlantic Ocean.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"We can be in a scene which is very confrontational," he says, but adds that the minute the director shouts, cut: "We're hugging each other and making sure each other are alright."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The NBA has become unwatchable, allowing full-blown, no-holds-barred grabbing, holding and even hugging, with or without the ball, and not even trying to hide it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Most of the transits this month followed the Iran-specified route by hugging its coast in the north of the strait or passed dark, so were difficult to track.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

When it grew dark, he climbed to the top of his tree and lay down in the crook of a branch, hugging Amanda’s scarf.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig