hug

Example Sentences

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I've posted it on social media and it shows me going over to give him a bear hug, but it is him who ends up lifting me off the ground.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

I’d flown 35 hours to be here, playing Frogger with San Salvador traffic, dodging motorbikes, arms already open for a hug I’d been planning for years.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

They hug the Iranian coast on their way to the wider waters of the Gulf of Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

So on the street, people feel free to come up, give you a hug and start talking to you.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Not only do I let her, but I hug her back.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy