Example Sentences

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I have wondered whether informing her that I am hugging her to help with her development is undercutting the impact of the hugs.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

There was, “I am dancing Godzilla” and “I am hugging my bed.”

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2010

And I thought, what right have I to say to young men here, ‘You had better go out to India,’ when I am hugging myself in my comfortable place at home.” 

From Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

"I am hugging the shore," was the answer.

From Traffics and Discoveries by Kipling, Rudyard