had hugged
- past perfect of hug.
Example Sentences
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After the Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime win in that game, Reid brushed off the incident, telling CBS that Kelce had hugged him and apologized after the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
Several paces off the green stood Lexi Thompson, who moments earlier had hugged her caddie, Will Davidson, after she missed a 12-foot birdie putt that would have put her in position for a playoff.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2022
On most days, she had hugged her lawyers coming and going from the courtroom.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
Longhurst, who called Clarke “a deep joy,” said that in the Chichester production, she would not start rehearsing until she had hugged everyone in the room.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
Candice remembered how tightly her mother had hugged her.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
