stroking
Example Sentences
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To stay calm in the queue Lyubov is stroking her pet dog Agatha.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
Although Doha wasn’t hungry, his grandmother gently coerced him to eat every bite, stroking his back the whole time.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
