Example Sentences
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David Jordan, 53, of Northwest Washington, dandled his 6-month-old son on his lap as the rest of his family played on a blanket.
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2022
Now he dandled a baby on his knee, greeted his former cellmate’s mother, checked his phone, answered a call, then yelled congratulations to another family.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2022
Angie dandled our infant daughter off to the side of the kitchen while we pretended to cook something for the camera.
From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2017
And then we see Walt’s baby Holly, in a pink hat with cat’s ears, being dandled on Hank’s knee.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2012
I told her how I often recalled Sunday mornings at home when I dandled her on my knee while Mum was in the kitchen making a roast.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
