stroking
Example Sentences
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"I was stroking him and I thought he's so friendly he could be somebody's cat," said Roche.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
Griezmann, on a now-frequent substitute appearance, wrapped up the win by stroking home late on for his second goal in his last two games.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 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
"They're only dazed, but their god surge is spent," she reported, stroking them.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
