Example Sentences

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Massaging the ordering slightly, under X we find “extinction,” in which Garfield describes a YouTube video where modern teenagers are asked to test-drive an old-fashioned ink-and-paper encyclopedia.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2023

Massaging the arch area can also prevent injury by keeping the bottom of our feet limber.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2022

Once I unpacked and assembled the chair—which was not at all relaxing—I observed that Flash Furniture’s Massaging Black Leather Executive Office Chair is black and is a chair.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 8, 2015

Massaging her back, going to McDonald's at one or two in the morning for hamburgers.

From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2010

Massaging the Monroe calculator and filling out the data sheets, which grew longer and wider as the work became more intricate, would still be part of her daily duties.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly