Example Sentences

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Two girls, their faces streaked with tears, gently caressed the face of a dead man, wrapped in a sheet with a floral motif, and then hugged each other tightly.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

During a performance at an Atlanta event in September, the “Ride With Me” rapper and his now-wife playfully caressed her stomach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

“They’ll get cuddled and caressed — the cats will be happy,” she said.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Not every chicken wants to be held, but many enjoy perching on a human shoulder or plopping down in an open lap to be caressed.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

Seeing him made questions and worries evaporate, and I remained transfixed, caught and caressed by the essential elements of sky and earth and water.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya