pat

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Richards eventually passed Spencer at the non-striker's end, giving him a high five and a pat on the head.

From BBC

When he meets adults he stares at them and takes them in, then kindly smiles and gurgles and lets them pat him, ruffle his hair, and take his face in their hands.

From The Wall Street Journal

To them, he is something to gawk at while patting themselves on the back for “accepting” him.

From Salon

Wall Street investors, for their part, now expect the Fed to stand pat.

From MarketWatch

The reading did little to alter investors' belief that the Federal Reserve will stand pat on borrowing costs when it meets next month, with officials more focused on stubbornly high inflation.

From Barron's