stroking
Example Sentences
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The movie shows this discovery as a tender moment, with only a few days passing and Almásy lying next to Katharine’s recently deceased body, stroking her hair.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I just remember holding his hand and stroking his arm, and saying, 'It's OK, you can go now, we're all good, you've done your job.'"
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Mbeumo was the architect of the goal, stroking a superb pass to Etta Eyong, whose movement off the ball created space and he beat Loyce Mbaba with a shot between the legs of the goalkeeper.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Ms. Waller-Bridge was almost as funny as Jean Smart in “Hacks,” which lost the Emmy to Seth Rogen’s wobbly vehicle “The Studio,” another example of the industry stroking itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
We were on our feet at once, overjoyed, Karli kissing her trunk again and again, and Mutti stroking her ear, but telling her how naughty she had been to run away like she had.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
